Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic ...

Plastic found inside a dead black-footed albatross. Image by Dan Clark /USFWS. New research has found that even small amounts ...

Ocean plastic kills sea creatures. For the first time, researchers examined data to find out how much it takes. The answer: ...

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics – but how much is too much? The bar is ...

To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest ...

In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing one of the largest marine oil spills ever. In ...

In England, the “sword dragon” is discovered, a new species of Jurassic ichthyosaur that reveals clues about marine evolution.

A global review of tiny sea animals called foraminifera has identified 57 new living species, including three from NZ waters.

President Donald Trump's administration is working to roll back protections for endangered species and their habitats. These ...

Scientists found Arctic fossils showing ocean life recovered just 3 million years after extinction, revealing how fast ...

An observer strolling past the Jack London Square waterfront on a recent Saturday afternoon might have witnessed an unusual ...