“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

"We will assess the risks of using engineered, plastic-eating bacteria in the natural environment" said Aaron Yip, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Over multiple generations, small nematode worms began preferring microplastic-contaminated food over cleaner options, which ...

New research has made encouraging progress in tackling not one but two of the biggest problems facing our planet right now: plastic pollution and the use of fossil fuels as part of drug manufacturing ...

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Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

This is because the bacteria uses plastic fragments to form hardier biofilms — structures with protective coatings that shield superbugs from antibiotics — the researchers found.