Increasing contamination of marine ecosystems by metals such as mercury, cadmium, chromium and nickel is a global environmental concern, because elevated concentrations of metals can pose hazards to marine organisms, and ...
A young sperm whale that washed ashore in Spain had 64 pounds of waste and plastic inside its stomach.
Species living in coastal regions could face a significant future threat from reduced levels of oxygen in the marine environment, according to research published in Nature Scientific Reports.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered a key gene for the synthesis of one of the world's most abundant sulfur molecules.
Microplastics can transfer up the food chain from fish to top predators, such as seals, reveals new research by Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), University of Exeter and the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.
The problem of plastic pellets in marine environments has been reported since the 1970s and the first recommendations for legislation were introduced in the USA back in the 1990s. However, in Sweden, these spills have only ...
A new review, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory scientists, sets priorities for the benefit of future benthic research.
The public widely believes that the marine environment is under threat from human activities, and supports actions to protect the marine environment in their region, according to a new study to be published in the February ...
About 95 million years ago, a river turtle adapted to marine environments and made an extraordinary migration from the ancient continent of Gondwana, which grouped what is now Africa and South America, to Laurasia, of which ...
A single plastic carrier bag could be shredded by marine organisms into around 1.75million microscopic fragments, according to new research.
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