A new study has made a concerning discovery in one of Bangladesh's favorite fish. Researchers found that hilsa — a staple in ...

Dementia is a common condition in the UK, affecting an estimated 944,000 people. While it's commonly assumed to be an inevitable aspect of growing older, it is possible to take steps to reduce your ...

Amid a global plastic-pollution crisis, artist Erik Jon Olson turns his own plastic waste into quilted works of art in which ...

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Marine plastic litter tends to grab headlines, with images of suffocating seabirds or bottles washing up along coastlines. A study published today reveals yet another hidden source of this deadly ...

“Artificial light can have impacts with severe consequences for populations,” said Davies. “Zero percent hatching is essentially no recruiting to the next generation and could cause ...

Plastic pollution in world oceans is estimated to have reached 270.000 tones, or 5.25 trillion pieces. This plastic is now ubiquitous, however due to ocean circulation patterns, it accumulates in the ...

The study found widespread microplastic pollution across some Appalachian streams, which poses ecological and public health ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...