Deep in the ocean there are over 250,000 different species of animal! However, many of these creatures are in trouble because of the pollution and waste that humans have produced. Don’t worry ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...

Period. Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

More than 80 percent of marine pollution comes ... is causing alterations in ocean chemistry and many oceanic processes, and it is threatening many species of marine animals that cannot cope ...

"As time goes on, [it] continues to harm more and more." Scientists make alarming discovery while examining fish waste in ...

Researchers found marine fungi capable of breaking down plastic. They tested fungi from Hawai‘i’s nearshore waters.

The discovery, published in Nature Communications on 12 February 2025, could lead to new ways of engineering animals to protect both wildlife and human health. The research team from Macquarie ...

Researchers developed a machine learning model to map animal feeding operations with 87% accuracy, addressing data gaps crucial for environmental management.

However, some animals are adapted for surviving in polluted conditions for example blood worms and sludge worms. Presence of these species indicates there is a high level of water pollution.