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 ...
Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade ...
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 ...
The winners say they are "very proud" to take home the trophy, but did they break the world record? Could the solution to plastic pollution be found inside the mouths of tiny wax worms? Higher ...
2. Choose suitable materials from which to create an adequate worm bed. The container should be sturdy, at least 8 inches deep and constructed of wood or plastic with plenty of drainage holes. The ...
Thanks to the half-moon shape of their heads, hammerhead worms are known by many names, including hammerhead flatworm, arrowhead flatworm, and broadhead planarian (a category of flathead worms).
Last time we talked about a video that purported to do plastic welding, we mentioned that the process wasn’t really plastic welding as we understood it. Judging by the comments, many people ...
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 ...
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 ...
At first glance there's nothing particularly remarkable about waxworms. The larval form of wax moths, these pale wriggling grubs feed on the wax that bees use to make their honeycomb. For ...