A stock photo shows a whale fluke surrounded by plastic bottles. Whales and dolphins are now partly made of plastic due to pollution in the ocean, according to a new study.

To find food in the dark, deep-diving whales, like sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales and goose-beaked whales, send out clicks and buzzes from a vocal cord-like structure near their blowholes. These ...

Highlighting the growing problem of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, whales swimming off the California coast are ingesting millions of tiny pieces of plastic every day, a new study led ...

Scientists calculate how much plastic whales eat: ‘Like training for a marathon and eating only jelly beans’ Scientists put tracking devices on more than 200 humpback, fin and blue whales ...

Plastic pollution in our oceans is reaching alarming levels, as shown by a tragic incident in Indonesia. A dead sperm whale washed ashore with a shocking amount of plastic waste in its stomach ...

Why would an apex ocean predator eat gloves? Or rope? Or plastic cups? How does a whale end up with more than 200 pounds of waste in its stomach? In November 2019, a young sperm whale was found ...

Plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution and an estimated 8-10 million metric tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean every year. If current trends continue, by 2050, plastic is ...

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a new study.

On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal clear ocean, live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in ...

A separate anti-pollution project is focused on one plastic perpetrator in particular: drinking straws. Strawless Ocean, an effort by the Lonely Whale Foundation, works with restaurants and coffee ...

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid seem to be remarkably similar, according to a new study that put some ...

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a study. Underwater acoustic testing ...