The two most prominent types of plankton in the ocean are zooplankton, which are tiny animal organisms, and phytoplankton, which are plantlike. (Other forms of plankton include bacterial and fungal.

Yet these tiny organisms — called plankton — may be unable to thrive in the rapidly warming oceans, according to a pair of ...

As plankton is a collection of different types of organisms it also varies both in appearance and size. They can be microscopic and as small as 2 micrometres. That means that it’s impossible to ...

Scientists have compared data from the last ice age, around 21,000 years ago, and modern records to see what happened to ...

Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but there are some larger plankton, such as some types of jellyfish. Phytoplankton are ...