On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal clear ocean, live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in ...

Microplastics were detected in nearly 12% of specimens, with earthworms showing the highest contamination rate at 30%, ...

Microplastics have been found in marine animals across Singapore's coastal areas in a new study, with researchers discovering ...

Most models haven’t accounted for how microplastics may increase global warming by disrupting natural cycles that store ...

Plastic pollution harms animals like seabirds ... This can block their stomach, cause injuries, or even kill them. Marine animals like whales and seals can get stuck in plastic, which can hurt ...

At 8 a.m., with the sun lighting the sky but not yet over the hills, a team of marine mammal rescuers climbed down on to the ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis ... beaches and waterways and potentially killing marine animals that mistake them for food.

The Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Team in Connecticut says it has seen an "alarming" spike in the number of animals tangled up in fishing gear and garbage.

Plastic pollution is harming invertebrates at the bottom of the food chain, including beetles, slugs, snails and earthworms, ...

Through science, education, and conservation, the Israel Aquarium is proving that even in a landlocked city like Jerusalem, ...

However, laboratory studies have shown that microplastics and chemicals in plastics may impact animals by delaying ... the extent of microplastic pollution in marine sediments, said Dr Neo.