An aquarium was treating the seal pup for dehydration, malnutrition and other health issues before its condition declined ...

As plastic waste infiltrates every corner of the planet, scientists have discovered that some animals are evolving to survive ...

which are accumulating in our oceans (1um-5mm). 'These can be ingested by small animals and are likely to reduce their health if they consume them in great enough quantities. Plastic takes a long ...

Midway will probably vanish under rising ocean levels before the plastic decays. "These are the classic 'canary in the coal mine' scenarios," said Brown. "This is an animal that relies entirely on ...

Marine fungi isolated from around O'ahu eating polyurethane plastic. The translucent halos around the fungal plugs on the Petri dish show the areas of plastic degradation. Plastic is the most ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

According to the UN Environment Programme, nearly 11 metric tons of plastic enter the oceans each year. These discarded ...

Why is plastic pollution so dangerous for our seas? And what’s the most unexpected find in Venice’s canals? We asked Italian researcher Fantina Madricardo, who led a project using high-tech solutions ...

In the ocean the plastic breaks down into smaller and smaller parts, which can be eaten by fish and thus enter the food chain. So it is a problem not just for marine animals but also for humans.

With the equivalent of about 625,000 garbage trucks of plastic entering the ocean each year, finding ways to degrade these compounds is critical. Marine fungi isolated from around O'ahu eating ...