If you go to the beach and dip a bucket in the sea, you might at first ... It's amazing to think that microscopic animals are the diet of such huge creatures. Some zooplankton, like copepods ...

Tardigrades, often referred to as "water bears," are microscopic, water-dwelling creatures known for their ... environments on Earth, from deep-sea trenches to the icy landscapes of Antarctica.

One of the strangest groups of creatures of all is the sea squirts. Their comical title belies the fact that although they are still invertebrates, they actually belong in the same phylum as we do ...

Working at 2,500 metres above today’s sea level, a group of scientists from ... the planet’s only life was simple and microscopic. But around 635 million years ago, that began to change.

A group of microscopic sunflower sea star larva arrived at Shedd Aquarium last year and have been bulking up behind the ...

From the unexpected kinds of pollution in the Arctic Circle to the creatures and ecosystems ... Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound ...