“The most surprising finding of our work is that our fungi could exclusively ... Can fungi solve the plastic crisis? While ...

Scientists in Germany have identified plastic-eating fungi that could offer a glimmer of hope in tackling the problem of millions of tonnes of waste polluting the world's oceans every year.

Intense hydrostatic pressures found in the deep ocean ... reduce plastic pollution and prevent future oil spills. In the meantime, these potential applications of fungi could help us clean the ...

STORY: These fungi munch on plastic ... The hope is the insight could help tackle the problem of millions of tons of waste polluting oceans each year. :: This Earth The team said they believe the ...

kilograms of plastic have entered the ocean since you started reading They have tried to clean Midway up ... Another estimated that Europeans who eat shellfish could be exposed to 11,000 pieces ...

A family collect plastic waste on the shore inn Ocean Conservancy's clean up in the Norwegian ... [+] Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing ...

Fungi provided the essential minerals they needed before plants evolved roots and could ... plastic waste”. In addition to fungi’s potential to help crop production and fight plastic pollution, ...

that clean up plastic floating in our oceans and bring it back to land to be recycled. Scientists are also working on making a bacteria that could eat plastic. Our oceans are vast and beautiful ...

It’s interesting that the US has chosen to centre its environmental fight on plastic straws, when it’s such a minor contributor to ocean waste. You could even argue that using paper straws is ...

“The most surprising finding of our work is that our fungi could ... plastic bags, and microplastics from tyre abrasion, which are laden with heavy metal additives that hinder degradation. Can fungi ...