A lot of animals, including shearwaters ... “Fifty years ago there was almost no plastic in the ocean. A large whale can live twice that long,” he says. “In the lifetime of a single whale ...

Thousands to millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, but where they end up is poorly understood.

15 (UPI) --Far beneath the ocean waves lies the benthic ... plastic into deeper sediment layers, so the plastic may be less available for other animals on the surface of sediment - they won ...

They ate and lived and died in a plastic-free circle of life. Many of those sea turtles—a group of animals whose life span can reach 100 years—are still alive today. But they no longer live in ...

"Due to the sheer quantity of microplastics in the ocean, it would be difficult to find any marine animal without plastic particles in its gut or tissues." Of the seafood most likely to contain ...

All were found to have creatures that had eaten some form of artificial fibre or plastic, ranging from 50 per cent in the New Hebrides to 100 per cent in the Mariana. Deep-sea animals which will ...

Plastic bottle caps may often be confused by ... These chemicals can then be consumed by sea animals or leach into the surrounding environment, contaminating soils, plants and water quality.

It's an emerging threat to the health of humans, wildlife, and ecosystems. Researchers issue warning over concerning ...

High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals ...

Plastic debris frequently floats at the ocean’s surface, mixing with food sources, where it entangles wildlife. Entanglement is a huge problem for animals, including seals, sea lions, turtles, and ...

Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know these marine megafauna—such as whales, ...