MOST scientific research follows a logical progression, with one experiment following up on the findings of another. Every now and then, however, serendipity plays a part. Such is the case with a paper just published in Current Biology, which reveals to the world a moth capable of chewing up plastic.

Link: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2017/04/29/plastic-eating-caterpillars-could-save-the-planet?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fed%2F