Whales and dolphins are now partly made of plastic due to pollution in the ocean, a study has found. The study published by a graduate student at Duke University in Environmental Pollution found that ...

A plastic microfiber found in the exhaled breath of a bottlenose dolphin is nearly 14 times smaller than a strand of hair and can be seen only with a microscope. Credit: Miranda Dziobak/College of ...

Tiny plastic pieces have spread all over the planet — on land, in the air and even in clouds. An estimated 170 trillion bits of microplastic are estimated to be in the oceans alone. Across the globe, ...

By examining the gastrointestinal tracts of deceased Indus River dolphins, or IRDs, researchers hoped to gain a better ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

The UN's environment chief insists that a landmark global treaty tackling plastic pollution remains achievable, despite talks ...

A short-finned pilot whale died after consuming nearly a kilogram of plastic waste, including grocery bags and plastic containers, in the waters off Pangasinan, Philippines, reported the Cebu Daily ...

A dolphin in North Carolina died after ingesting a plastic bag. A necropsy found no food in its stomach, only a knotted plastic bag. Experts urge people to reduce plastic use to protect marine life.

A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast. By Delger Erdenesanaa There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists ...

STAUNTON — Earth Day Staunton’s theme of 2024, “STOP the Plastic Tidal Wave!,” aims to raise awareness about the role of plastic in ocean pollution, human health and climate change, according to a ...

Dolphins washing up on Florida’s shores may be victims of the same kind of brain degeneration seen in humans with Alzheimer’s ...

Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One. In humans, inhaled ...