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.

Image caption, This is one type of plankton viewed through a microscope. In fact, many scientists believe that these tiny plants and animals are amongst the most important in our seas. They may ...

Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s ...

The ability for fishes to feed on plankton is likely innate. Our findings challenge the longstanding assumption that planktivorous reef fishes are distinct in form and are converging towards an ...

Our findings challenge the longstanding assumption that planktivorous reef fishes are distinct in form and are converging towards an optimum body type. Instead, plankton-feeding is a highly ...

New research shatters the myth of the “perfect” plankton-feeding fish revealing an astonishing diversity of forms defying ...