Mercury is present in seawater in small quantities. It gets into the marine food chain starting at the very bottom, absorbed by microscopic algae. Larger, carnivorous species like sharks and ...

"Species at each level of the food chain, from invertebrates to fish, birds, marine mammals and humans, can be affected differently based on their physiology and feeding strategies," she said.

New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India's summer monsoon could ...

which can enter the marine food chain and become incredibly damaging to sea life. The main source of ocean plastic pollution is land-based—80% of plastic in the ocean originates on land. But what does ...

Salps may not do much, but they’re vital to the ocean food chain. “They’re important in the lower parts of food webs,” Harding said. “Sometimes they’re consumed by larger things.