One Australian state has already passed legislation banning the plastic fish-shaped soy sauce packets, and others are ...

Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, ...

A new study from Duke University has found that chronic exposure to microplastic fibers can cause aneurysms, erosion of surface layers, and other serious damage to fish gills. The study also found ...

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface ...

Editor’s note: Science Magazine retracted the study described below on May 26, 2017, citing the following reasons: “(i) lack of ethical approval for the experiments; (ii) absence of original data for ...

Update: On 3 May 2017, editors at the journal Science retracted this paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2017/05/03/science.aan5763 For additional ...

In their earliest days, most ocean-faring fish actually reside in calm ribbons of water at the surface, taking advantage of the food and shelter they can provide. Unfortunately, these aquatic ...