Microplastics disrupt hermit crabs' ability to choose shell, study suggests

Fears pollution affecting cognition as crabs exposed to polyethylene struggle to select good homesWhen it comes to moving home, hermit crabs are experts, often swapping shells for the optimal abode.But now researchers have found that exposure to microplastics disrupts this key behaviour. The finds are the latest to suggest such pollution could be having an impact on the world's marine creatures. Continue reading...