Tiny ocean plankton pull carbon dioxide out of the air during photosynthesis and stash it in the deeper ocean when they die. NASA scientists want to study this "twilight zone" when the CO2 ends up to ...

As planktonic organisms the larvae of the marine annelid Platynereis swim freely in the open water. They move by activity of their cilia, thousands of tiny hair-like structures forming a band along ...

RECENT researches into the behaviour of plankton animals in the sea as to their vertical movements from day to day indicate that light intensity is an important factor. The animals appear in Nature to ...

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Manta rays were built for speed — and to filter feed. The aerodynamic ocean dwellers efficiently separate plankton from seawater using a previously unknown kind of filtration system that resists clogs ...

Whether it’s plankton exposed to parasites or people exposed to pathogens, a host’s initial immune response plays an integral role in determining whether infection occurs and to what degree it spreads ...

That forests on land are a crucial element of the climate and biodiversity battle is pretty well appreciated. The magic ingredient here is chlorophyll which the trees and other plants use to activate ...

This unassuming plankton is a deadly predator. Polykrikos kofoidii is a dinoflagellate that eats other dinoflagellates. It captures them with tiny weapons called nematocysts, which are like harpoons ...

PROF. A. C. HARDY, whose recent appointment as Linacre professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at Oxford has been announced, is especially distinguished for his work in the sphere of oceanography ...

Only 170 million years ago, new plankton evolved. Their demand for carbon and calcium permanently transformed the seas as homes for life. Evolution is usually depicted as a consequence of the ...