Green turtles are more likely to swallow plastic that resembles their natural diet of sea grass, new research suggests.
Green Turtles Eat Plastic That Looks like Their Food
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For years, the University of Toronto’s Elizabeth Edwards and her team have been developing a potent mix of microbes that can chow down on toxic chemicals.
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