Confined animals are often exposed to high levels of human-generated noise which they cannot escape. Inaudible noise (vibrations) can also hurt animals by physically shaking their internal body parts.

Plastic pollution harms animals like seabirds ... Marine animals like whales and seals can get stuck in plastic, which can hurt or kill them. They can also eat plastic, making them sick.

and warm-blooded animals. Areas around drug-manufacturing plants are hot spots for this kind of pollution. So too are watercourses near hospitals and aging sewage infrastructure. But medicinal ...

And the fish. And the frogs. And the rest of the animal kingdom. Noise pollution is a part of everyday life for many city dwellers and, just as studies have linked excessive noise to poor health ...

They can hurt digestion, damage body parts and ... When that changes, an animal might not be able to adapt. When pollution harms one type of animal in the ocean, it affects all of them.

Scottie is a Newsweek science fellow and student at the University of Florida. Her work has appeared in Women's Health, the Gainesville Sun and WUFT, an NPR-PBS affiliate. Almost 40 years have ...

The researchers say their examination of more than 500 studies of marine noise pollution provides a solid ... activities and has harmful effects on animal behavior, hearing and other bodily ...

NEW DELHI: Owing to the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Delhi Zoo authorities have introduced a comprehensive winter management plan to protect animals from pollution and cold ...