A walrus is seen in Alaska's Chukchi Sea in June of 2010. Research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks student found microplastics, mostly tiny fibers, were lodged in muscle tissue, blubber and livers ...

Marine mammals — animals including whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sea otters, dugongs, and manatees — are threatened by an array of human activities. Species such as the North Atlantic right ...

When tissue is severely damaged, surviving cells can respond in a concentrated burst of biological repair known as ...

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...

Samantha Garrard receives funding from NERC. Plastic debris poses a particularly significant problem. Marine mammals mistakenly eat items such as plastic bags, food wrappers, ropes and abandoned ...

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Share on Pinterest Research shows that exercise can help reduce age-related fat buildup in the body. Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Certain changes occur in the body with age. Researchers are seeking to ...