Methylmercury is an extremely toxic compound, and unfortunately it's often present in the fish that we eat. Scientists are ...

The banks of the mighty Meghna River, in some areas, are littered with an alarming number of dead fish and other aquatic species. Shocking levels of industrial pollution are to blame for this, experts ...

To better estimate their potential threat for ecosystems, researchers at Eawag have explored biochemical signatures that indicate the level of chemical stress suffered by fish. It is estimated that ...

Using genes borrowed from bacteria, researchers have demonstrated fish and flies can be engineered to break down methylmercury and remove it from their bodies as a less harmful gas, offering new ways ...

Gulls and terns studied in known polluted shoreline areas had a host of worse health and reproductive outcomes than those in nonpolluted areas.

Pollution from the production of antidepressant medication is altering fish behavior and reproductive traits, highlighting the importance of understanding how such chemicals can affect aquatic ...

Hundreds of thousands of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) died on fish farms in Scotland in the final months of 2024. The mass ...

It makes fish-eating waterbirds a good ecological marker for study, Grasman said. "It doesn't look like an oil-floating-on-the-water kind of visible pollution problem, yet small amounts of these ...

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

Fynbos fish, some dating back 20 million years, are disappearing from South Africa’s rivers. Conservationists warn that ...

Severe plastic pollution is poisoning the water and decimating the river’s biodiversity, including the famous Sher Mahi fish (Cupisoma Naziri). This iconic species, once abundant, has seen a ...