A dead sperm whale washed ashore with a shocking amount of plastic waste in its stomach, including everyday items like flip-flops, drinking cups, and plastic bags. This disturbing discovery ...

When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on a Florida beach last month, officials brought the distressed mammal to veterinarians for further examination. On Thursday, the St. Johns ...

“The plastic had been there a long time. The stomach was trying to ... pounds of trash bags and garbage in its digestive system. A month later, a pilot whale swallowed 17 pounds of plastic ...

A young sperm whale beached on Hilton Head Island may have been starving. Scientists are still working to determine what ...

A dead whale with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomach has been discovered off the coast of the Philippines. Marine biologist Darrell Blatchley was called to recover the 4.7m Cuvier’s beaked ...

Scientists believe the plastic shard (right) found in the gut of a Rice’s whale caused stomach bleeding and emaciation, leading to its death. It and a plate of baleen are on display at the ...

NC Department of Environmental Quality photo A dolphin found dead along a coastal North Carolina creek was killed after a discarded plastic bag got lodged in its stomach, according to experts at N ...

“The plastic [waste were] already blackened, suggesting these had been lodged in the stomach ... finned pilot whale was likely already weakened by the accumulated plastic in its system and ...

Its concrete base is made of spent coffee grounds from Canary Wharf's cafes and restaurants. "There is more plastic swimming in our oceans than there are whales," said artists Jason Klimoski and ...