eat more plastic as a proportion of their body mass than any other marine animal, researchers say: In one large population, 90 percent of the fledglings had already ingested some. A plastic shard ...

and the animals that eat them, depend on just how many larval fish make it, and in what condition. The blue glove hasn’t been in the water long enough to suffer the fate of most ocean plastic ...

As plastic waste infiltrates every corner of the planet, scientists have discovered that some animals are evolving to survive — and even thrive — in plastic-polluted environments. Certain species are ...

Plastics are harmful to marine ecosystems—they can concentrate dangerous chemicals, such as phthalates and bisphenol A; entrap or harm animals ... could adapt to eat plastic faster and more ...