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 ...

A simple light-based method is uncovering hidden fiber networks inside the brain and body, even in tissue slides over 100 years old.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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