Whales, dolphins and seals live in tight-knit societies that rival primate groups in complexity, and those same bonds are ...

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

“During their long journey to Ogasawara Islands, the green turtles are likely to ingest and accumulate plastic distributed ...

Pollution is one of the biggest problems facing planet Earth, a consequence of poor practices and decisions made by humankind ...

In a scientific first, researchers have recorded how quickly microplastics pass through the gut of zooplankton to better ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

Shipping is one of the main sources of human-made sound in the ocean. Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images In the early days of the pandemic, shipping activity around the world plummeted, ...

A massive global collaboration has tracked over 12,000 marine animals from whales to turtles to create one of the most detailed movement maps of ocean giants ever assembled. The project, MegaMove, ...

When you think of plastic in the oceans, you might think of the Pacific Garbage Patch being the worst of our problems. However, it turns out there are many more areas of pollution throughout the ...

“Biologging” refers to attaching sensors, cameras or other small devices to wild animals to study the environmental conditions the animals encounter. Researchers try to minimize the impact this has on ...