Fish who display dominant traits are more at risk of consuming microplastic pollution than others in their social group, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Glasgow and ...

The shape of microplastics can influence how deadly a viral infection can be for fish, according to new research from William ...

Implications for Freshwater Ecosystem Sustainability”, examined fish from nine sampling sites across seven streams (some had ...

A new study from Duke University has found that chronic exposure to microplastic fibers can cause aneurysms, erosion of surface layers, and other serious damage to fish gills. The study also found ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Microplastic pollution in the ocean poses an even greater threat to fish during spawning season. A recent study reveals that the reproductive period leaves fish more vulnerable to ...

Update: On 3 May 2017, editors at the journal Science retracted this paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2017/05/03/science.aan5763 For additional ...

Editor’s note: Science Magazine retracted the study described below on May 26, 2017, citing the following reasons: “(i) lack of ethical approval for the experiments; (ii) absence of original data for ...

Freshwater fish from Delhi's stretch of the Yamuna carry significantly higher levels of microplastics than those found upstream in Haryana, according to a University of Delhi study that detected the ...

A new study finds 73 percent of mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic had microplastics in their stomachs -- one of the highest levels globally. Typically living at depths of 200-1,000 ...

In a new study, published in Science, researchers from Uppsala University found that larval fish exposed to microplastic particles during development displayed changed behaviors and stunted growth ...