Mercury is present in seawater in small quantities. It gets into the marine food chain starting at the very bottom, absorbed by microscopic algae. Larger, carnivorous species like sharks and ...

“Species at each level of the food chain, from invertebrates to fish, birds, marine mammals and humans, can be affected differently based on their physiology and feeding strategies,” she said.

Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth and they play an essential role in the marine food chain. Unable to photosynthesise, as phytoplankton do ...

New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India's summer monsoon could ...

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 ...

But how has fishing changed and does this affect the food chain? The decrease of ocean life is being caused by overfishing. This means that we are taking too many fish, lobsters and other marine ...

"Species at each level of the food chain, from invertebrates to fish, birds, marine mammals and humans, can be affected differently based on their physiology and feeding strategies," she said.

marine mammals and the marine food chain, according to test results released Thursday by the nonprofit environmental group Heal the Bay. For human surfers and swimmers, the results were somewhat ...

A drone image from Jan. 15 shows the aftermath of the Palisades fire above Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...