CBS News | Global ocean census uncovers trove of unknown life CBS News You might call them the Rodney Dangerfields of the natural world. Ocean plankton – the viruses, microbes and microscopic eukaryotes that drift with the currents – are the invisible foot soldiers of the oceans, often ignored by scientists and until now largely … Scientists want you to know plankton is not just whale food Scientists Sample the Ocean and Find Tiny Additions to the Tree of Life Here's What a Massive 5-Year Study of Ocean Life Reveals |