This has far-reaching impacts on ecosystems, including harm to marine animals, and has the potential to impact food webs and habitats," she says. "If scientists can find a way to determine the ...

Once the plastic is in the ocean, it decomposes very slowly, breaking into tiny pieces known as microplastics, which can enter the marine food chain and become incredibly damaging to sea life. The ...

If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface slicks in which many ocean fish come of age are ...

A research study co-led by the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM ... tactics of ancient creatures and the wider food ...

In the ocean food chain, large sharks generally only have to worry about keeping orcas at bay — but a new study suggests the apex predators may have to watch out for their own. This isn't the ...

which form the base of ocean food chains,” said Keith Moore, an earth system scientist at the University of California, Irvine, who led the study. “By looking at the decline in fish food over time, we ...

They might not look like voracious killers, but some turtle species are actually important predators that help to keep ocean food chains healthy. For example, hawksbill turtles eat lots of sea sponges ...

This study is among the first to provide field evidence of microplastic transfer along marine planktonic food chains. Further comparison between chaetognaths and copepods demonstrated that the ...

Tiny fragments of glass fibre widely used to make small boats around the world have been found in the marine food chain for the first time. Scientists at the universities of Portsmouth and ...

A research study co-led by the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM, CSIC), together with the ...

[davemoneysign] designed this fascinating roller chain kinetic sculpture, which creates tumbling and unpredictable patterns and shapes as long as the handle is turned; a surprisingly organic ...