Consuming plastic causes severe health issues in seabirds, including liver, kidney, and brain damage Seabirds with plastic in their stomachs show signs of cell damage and memory impairment These ...
Not long after, she co-founded The Seabirds, an all female expedition team that provides scientific exploration opportunities for students and adults. “Our motto is: Teach, Reach, Explore.
There are fears for hundreds of thousands of seabirds on the East Yorkshire coast following an explosive collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship. Bempton Cliffs, near Bridlington in East ...
Over and over, in the world's oceans, baby seabirds often mistake bits of trash for food. New research in the journal Science Advances shows that ingesting plastic can harm them in unseen ways.
Researchers travelled to Lord Howe Island to investigate the impact of plastic consumption on seabird chicks. Some birds were so full of plastic that scientists could "feel the crunching" of ...
(Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life. Nearly 15 years on from the biggest marine spill in history, are we any better at cleaning up oil at sea?
Now, six years after she started exploring how seabird guano boosts these underwater biodiversity hotspots, she sees how important it is to look for unexpected links in ecology. “It's really ...