Plastic smells like food to sea turtles, scientists say

Plastics in the ocean smell like food to sea turtles, a new study published in Current Biology reveals. Plastic waste catches microorganisms and algae, becoming indistinguishable from food. Sea turtles are often found with plastic waste in their stomachs, and this study reveals why. Visit BGR's homepage for more stories. Sea turtles gravitate toward waste plastics in the ocean because it smells like food to them. That's the message from scientists in a new research paper revealing a possible rea...