Learn more about the chemical compound oleamide that leaks from plastic pollution and changes octopus meal preferences.

Simon Fraser University researchers have uncovered fiberglass contamination in a key estuary on Vancouver Island, raising concerns about how an as-yet-overlooked contaminant could affect aquatic birds ...

More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the ocean through plastic pollution. As plastics ...

Animals that hunt in the dark with sonar may not be able to tell junk from squids BEAUFORT, N.C. -- To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party ...

State Sen. Jesse Kiehl says he’s drafting legislation to address water pollution from cruise ships that use scrubbers to ...

The prevalence of cognitive, mobility, self-care, and independent living disability were significantly higher in coastal counties with very high vs low marine microplastic levels. Compared with ...

Plastics are becoming more present in the seas and oceans around the world. The Mediterranean—a semi-enclosed marine basin—is one of the seas that accumulates more plastic waste from the continent, a ...

Plastic pollution is a major issue in coastal cities such as Hong Kong. Credit: Stefan Irvine/LightRocket via Getty Images For a seabird, it can be tough to tell the difference between a squid snack ...

Ingenuity from UK and US universities has led to the development of next-generation solutions to eliminating plastic waste — particularly, in tricky marine environments. University of Edinburgh ...

Testing for levels of microplastic contamination in marine plankton aims to help develop new ways to assess and manage the rising global pollution problem, experts say. Researchers examined the ...

California residents cleanup trash and plastic that washed up on a beach the day after Tropical Storm Hilary hit Los Angeles. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Department of ...

Plastics shed thousands of chemicals into the sea, including oleamide – an industrial lubricant that also occurs naturally. In lab aquariums, researchers tracked 31,500 hunting interactions between ...