The mighty Congo River feeds millions of people along its course through the vast Democratic Republic of Congo but fishermen ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: @ janardhanhavanje/ Instagram There is a staggering amount of plastic waste — an estimated 2.6 million tons — ...

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 ...

Fish larvae were found carrying microplastics before opening their mouths, according to a new study on early-life ocean ...

UC Davis researchers found plastic and fibrous debris in 25 percent of the fish sold in Indonesian and California markets. (Dale Trockel/UC Davis photo) Roughly a quarter of the fish sampled from ...

If you thought “empty calories” were bad for you, consider this: Plastic is ending up in the bellies of fish and other marine life — and it may not be an accident. A new study finds that anchovies ...

Trillions of barely visible pieces of plastic are floating in the world’s oceans, from surface waters to the deep seas. These particles, known as microplastics, typically form when larger plastic ...

Shoyu-tai, the single-use plastic soy sauce fish that accompany takeaway sushi, are an eco-nightmare — but a local designer ...

Plastic trash is littering the land and fouling rivers and oceans. But what we can see is only a small fraction of what's out there. Since modern plastic was first mass-produced, 8 billion tons have ...