A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

Researchers tracked microplastic beads and nylon fibres as they were eaten and expelled by copepods under laboratory ...

Copepods represent a pivotal component in aquaculture and larviculture, serving as an essential live feed that bridges the nutritional gap in early fish larval development. Their rich biochemical ...

We are describing and documenting patterns of copepod species to determine how their diversity evolves. Copepods are one of the most abundant forms of life on Earth. They are dominant in the community ...

Zooplankton no bigger than grains of rice play a much larger role in the transport and storage of CO2 in the ocean than previously thought, scientists report. Zooplankton no bigger than grains of rice ...

These teeny shrimp-like critters at the bottom of the ocean food web seem totally unimportant. But throw in an oil spill and some well-intentioned human intervention and they can have a huge impact, ...

A common and widespread species of freshwater plankton, called a copepod, forms new species at an uncommonly high rate, scientists have discovered. Indeed, a new study has revealed that what was once ...

Shrimp-like critters the size of fleas could be the champion jumpers of the animal kingdom, scientists now reveal. After analyzing high-speed video of three species of crustaceans known as copepods, ...