“During their long journey to Ogasawara Islands, the green turtles are likely to ingest and accumulate plastic distributed ...

"Can we have some enforcement?" Onlooker shares video of concerning river creature behavior: 'It's appalling and dangerous' ...

In a scientific first, researchers have recorded how quickly microplastics pass through the gut of zooplankton to better understand marine plastic pollution.

"We call ... to address this emerging threat." Experts call for 'urgent global action' after making disturbing discovery deep ...

Tuna, swordfish, sting rays and shark often eat plastic, mistaking them for food. Experts say ingested plastic more often ...

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

Commentary: While we can count down to midnight and brace for the booms, wildlife have no warning or way to prepare for the ...

Only a scattering of light penetrates the deep water, more than 300 feet beneath the ocean surface off the coast of Guam. It’s like twilight to the human eye, even in the middle of the day. This part ...

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Content warning: This article reports on violence against endangered animals. Critically endangered animals are being advertised for sale as bushmeat on TikTok, a new study finds. The work, published ...

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet—producing over half of the world’s oxygen, regulating global temperatures, and supporting millions of species. Yet today, marine ecosystems are under severe ...