How plastic-eating bacteria actually work – a chemist explains. Scientists have discovered a new technique that could help create more environmentally friendly recycling ...

Here’s why plastic-eating bacteria aren’t the silver bullet that most headlines seem to suggest they are. Rehman Asad/Getty Images Off the rails on a crazy strain.

Rare flesh-eating bacteria has already killed four beachgoers in Florida this year - Record number of cases of the ...

Plastic is a popular material because it is cheap and versatile. We produce around 450 million tonnes of it each year, but this has a deleterious impact on the environment because it’s mostly ...

Gut bacteria appeared to remain stable "regardless of diet," but there was an "increased microbial abundance" in the plastic-eating group. This means there was an increase in the total number of ...

The plastic bottles we throw away today will be around for hundreds of years. It’s one of the key reasons why the mounting plastic pollution problem, which is having a deadly effect on marine ...

Can plastic-eating bacteria help cut down on pollution? British and American researchers have developed a “super-enzyme” to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of recycling of plastic ...

A bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a new study finds. Scientists hope it is a pollution solution.

Plastic waste leaches dissolved organic matter (DOM) into rivers, lakes, and oceans. This DOM, in turn, likely affects the feeding habits and growth of bacteria that inhabit those waters. “Few ...

Scientists discovered a strain of bacteria that can degrade the harmful compounds in polyurethane products — a positive step toward reducing the amount of plastic pollution in the environment.

Scientists discovered a strain of bacteria that can degrade the harmful compounds in polyurethane products — a positive step toward reducing the amount of plastic pollution in the environment.