A new database cataloging the maximum body size of marine animals looks set to be crucial in conservation efforts The database will plug gaps in scientific knowledge around the impact of body size on ...

A groundbreaking database, the Marine Organismal Body Size Database (MOBS), has been launched to track the maximum body sizes of over 85,000 marine species, including everything from tiny zooplankton ...

Marine Organizational Body Size (MOBS) database fills a crucial gap in understanding ocean biodiversity. Rutherford was right. I started a degree in Pharmacy back in the early fifties, and for the ...

A new study shows that very small amounts of plastic can kill marine animals and that fragments now appear in common foods people eat.

Researchers examined more than 10,000 animal autopsies to figure out how much plastic is too much for ocean wildlife ...

Fresh research has revealed that marine animals are facing an unprecedented risk of extinction because of climate change and other human impacts, even in seemingly pristine coastal regions. The ...

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

PFAS discovered inside many whale and dolphin species, including deep divers, proving that pollution spreads widely and ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.