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

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.

Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E. coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said this week.

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

Microplastics can go right through wastewater treatment plants, and researchers have engineered bacteria commonly found there to break down this pollution before it can persist in the environment.

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Researchers are trying to turn plastic-eating bacteria into food source for humans.

Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut ...

The abundance of bacteria indicates that they play a crucial role in breaking down the plastic. This may mean that mealworms may not naturally have the ability to eat plastic. Instead, when they start ...

From discovering plastic-eating bacterium to finding a new catalytic process in soils, the Aristilde Research Group had a busy year in 2024. It published seven papers and submitted four more for ...