Cast away: Tracing the voyage of a plastic bottle cap and its hitchhiking marine species

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Jul 11, 2026, 10:00 am95 ptsTrending
Researchers have traced the journey of a plastic bottle cap recovered near the waters of southern Japan by combining data from the label, chemical clues in tiny shells and ocean current simulations. They found 307 organisms, including a polychaete worm not found in Japanese waters before. The findings,…

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