(Natural News) It’s common knowledge that oil spills kill fish and other wildlife, but a new study has identified a particularly toxic chemical found in crude oil that affects the cardiovascular systems of fish – and likely that of humans also. The chemical – phenanthrene – is responsible for the cardiotoxicity found in fish exposed […]

(Natural News) An organism that has plagued Florida waters since 2017, bringing an assault of toxic green algae and red tide blooms, is finally disappearing, according to a report released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The announcement was made a few weeks after marine scientists observed that Karenia brevis, the microscopic algae responsible for […]

(Natural News) It’s no secret that our planet is drowning in plastic. Since Leo Baekeland’s 1907 invention of bakelite – the first type of plastic – society has become increasingly reliant on it for packaging and for a host of other purposes. Since plastic does not decompose it has to be dumped somewhere, and about […]

(Natural News) As the waters of coastal areas grew more murky due to the rising amounts of sediments coming from inland, the fish living in those places became more nervous and timid. Australian researchers suspected that such drastic alterations in behavior would hamper the proper growth of the animals, thereby reducing a fish’s chances of surviving in the […]

(Natural News) With garbage patches twice the size of Texas floating around our oceans, plastic pollution has become a major threat to the aquatic ecosystem. As reported by the University of Washington, plastic pieces are now outnumbering sea life six to one. While that doesn’t look good for the marine life, humans are also at […]

(Natural News) Are there any natural, pristine environments left on Earth? Ecosystems that were once considered untouched by humans are now absorbing unprecedented levels of man-made pollution. A class of hormone-disrupting chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was found concentrated at some of the deepest points on Earth. Dr. Alan Jamieson from Newcastle University led a study […]

(Natural News) When a family is thinking about moving into a new neighborhood, they will scope out the area first and see if it is any good. In a similar vein, the larvae of coral pick a place to call home based on the sounds made by the animals there, said American researchers. Once a larva decides […]

(Natural News) We’ve been told over and over again how important it is to wear sunscreen every time we step outdoors, but even those of us who prefer to skip it most days so our bodies can get the sunlight needed to create vitamin D still tend to apply a generous amount of sunscreen before […]

(Natural News) The next time your dinner plate contains any kind of clam harvested from the sea, you may want to order a plant-based salad instead. A recent British study has shown that scallops and other similar marine bivalve mollusks can get completely contaminated by nano-sized bits of plastics after just a few hours of exposure. The great […]

(Natural News) Humankind’s destructive actions have driven many of the strangest-looking chimeras, rays, and sharks to the edge of extinction. London-based researchers warned that the impending loss of these ancient animals will be massive blows to biological diversity and evolutionary history. The critically endangered species include the biggest and smallest sharks in the world and […]