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 ...

ROCKVILLE, MD – Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a ...

Writing in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management, scientists say novel techniques do offer means of collecting and analyzing select types of plankton data more efficiently than traditional methods.

Advances in technology—such as microscopic imaging and molecular techniques—have the potential to transform our understanding of global ocean health, according to the authors of a new study.