Many of these newly-discovered microorganisms possess “the ability to break down biodegradable plastic films.” Even so, scientists hope that one day there may be a simple process for permanently ...

Microbiologist Dr Christian Rinke is in his office at The University of Queensland answering an email from a high school biology teacher in New York City. Brittany Beck and her class got in touch ...

Conversations about the animals people keep typically involve dogs, cats, fish and, at a push, maybe iguanas. Los Angeles-based artist Dylan DeRose has worms - half a million of them. “I raise them in ...

A bunch of small but hungry bugs might hold the key to saving the planet thanks to their uncanny ability to devour polystyrene - the material behind plastic foam. These so-called "superworms" could ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Plastic is cheap and highly durable, which has made it an extremely popular packaging product. But it’s also leading to an environmental threat: plastic pollution.

A new study from Australia shows that larvae of the darkling beetle can eat polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam. How 'superworms' could help solve the trash crisis A bunch of small but ...

Scientists assessed changes in the gut microbiome of superworms (Zophobas morio) in a new study. The University of Queensland Researchers in Australia have identified enzymes in the gut of certain ...

A bunch of small but hungry bugs might hold the key to saving the planet thanks to their uncanny ability to devour polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam. These so-called "superworms" could ...