A study was undertaken to compare two methods commonly used to determine plankton's populations: the Net Plankton Method and the Plankton Centrifuge Method. Water samples for biological analysis were ...

The longest sampling trawl of tiny ocean creatures called plankton is under way across the Pacific, where little is known about these critters that make up the base of the ocean's food web. Scientists ...

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are using a blend of cutting-edge autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and tried-and-tested water sampling tools to study the ...