Each year, an estimated 24 billion pounds of plastic end up in oceans across the world. Unable to distinguish that trash from natural food sources, many marine animals end up ingesting it. While ...

A rare young pygmy sperm whale dies after swallowing a plastic bag: an exceptional case that highlights the alarming impact ...

Scientists from around the world are calling for urgent action to protect, restore, and sustainably manage one of the ocean's ...

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug ...

The Marine Organismal Body Size Database (MOBS) is changing marine research by offering size data on over 85,000 ocean species. Why are body-size databases necessary in the first place? The report ...

The Miami Seaquarium, an embattled marine park at the center of ongoing controversy due to repeated animal welfare issues, inspection violations, bankruptcy and an eviction battle, is closing its ...

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A common bottlenose dolphin at Planète Sauvage, France. Study authors examined 200 years' worth of data on four marine mammal species including bottlenose dolphins. A new study provides compelling ...

Washington, DC—Today, a coalition of more than 20 animal and environmental protection organizations gathered alongside scientists, agency officials, and legislators to celebrate the 50th anniversary ...

Scientists are gaining a deeper understanding of marine mammal travel patterns using a large-scale tracking network. A new Public Library of Science (PLoS) collection, created in conjunction with the ...

HONOLULU (AP) -- A Marine smiles as he holds what appears to be a puppy by the scruff of the neck. The face of the motionless animal is shown to the camera as a colleague comments on how cute it is.