Plastic trash is found in 90 percent of seabirds. ... The health effects of plastics on seabird populations have not been fully measured. But observational data collected is troubling enough, ...

So much plastic waste is ending up in the oceans that 99 per cent of seabird species and 95 per cent of individuals within each species will end up swallowing some of it by 2050, scientists said.

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

It's everywhere. Plastic fragments can be found throughout the world's oceans, at concentrations up to 1.5 million pieces per square mile (580,000 per km^2). Since commercial manufacturing began ...

"Finding such widespread estimates of plastic in seabirds is borne out by some of the fieldwork we've carried out where I've found nearly 200 pieces of plastic in a single seabird," Dr Hardesty said.

Seabird deaths due to consuming or becoming stuck in plastic are well-understood, the scientists from the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) said.

"They may be getting a continuous dose." Scientists make 'concerning' new discovery inside seabird stomachs: 'It may also have hidden biological effects' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Today's Climate A Seabird Chick With 778 Pieces of Plastic in Its Body Shows How Bad Marine Pollution Has Gotten A new analysis found that ingesting plastic can disrupt proteins that facilitate ...

A study published in ScienceAdviser investigated the physiological effects of plastic ingestion in seabird chicks, specifically the sable shearwater (Ardenna carneipes), using data-independent ...

They induced vomiting in the chicks and measured how much plastic they had ingested, then divided them into two groups: One for those with more than eight pieces of plastic, or 0.65 grams, in ...

Seabird colonies worldwide have shrunk in recent decades as human pressure on the marine environment continues to increase. New research shows how the body condition of young shearwaters has rapidly ...

Plastic-eating seabird chicks show signs of organ failure and cognitive decline. Story by SAT Articles • 1d. Seabirds and other marine wildlife are ingesting an increasing amount of plastics as ...