Federica Bertocchini at the Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research and her colleagues have isolated unique, plastic-eating enzymes from the saliva of wax worms. These biological agents ...
They found this "saliva" contained two critical enzymes ... decades to centuries to fully break down. Letting these worms loose in a plastic-polluted environment could be dangerous to ecosystems ...
Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste. This is based on research published in October that could create new ways to deal with plastic ...
By Claire Asher Plastic is a remarkably versatile and durable material, which has made it indispensable in almost every area ...
If you find a hammerhead worm in your garden, capture it in a sealable plastic bag or some other sealable container like a glass jar with a lid. Most sources advise tossing the sealed container ...
Could the solution to plastic pollution be found inside the mouths of tiny wax worms? Higher nutrient levels in the sea are caused by fertilisers, waste water, and sewage discharges. The monks ...
Leave for one week for the worms to settle in. You can now start feeding the worms your food scraps. Suitable food waste includes tea bags (plastic-free ones), banana skins, vegetable peelings, coffee ...
Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...
Tracking the evolution of a family of proteins involved in DNA repair and replication has enabled researchers to show how life adapted to oxygen billions of years ago. Researchers have analyzed almost ...
Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade ...