A culture collection of more than 500 fungal strains from seawater, sediments and seaweeds is helping scientists better ...

With plankton reducing in size and volume, sardines are increasingly ingesting microplastics to fill their bellies.

the fungi could eat plastic faster and more efficiently. The results were positive. “We were shocked to find that more than 60 per cent of the fungi we collected from the ocean had some ability to eat ...

the fungi could eat plastic faster and more efficiently. The results were positive. “We were shocked to find that more than 60 per cent of the fungi we collected from the ocean had some ability ...

For this study, the research team looked at marine fungi found in corals, seaweed, sand, and sponges from Hawai’i’s nearshore. And they hope that the fungi could help degrade ... collected from the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Marine fungi from Hawai'i's nearshore environment can degrade plastic, with some species capable of being conditioned to do so more rapidly. Over 60% of the ...

Named for Agrawal’s son, the company is looking to fungi, grown in a dirty diaper, to eat plastic in landfills ... up in landfills, they could help clean up the plastic in these landfills.