Antarctica, the world's most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity ...

Antarctica, the world's most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity ...

The mealworm offers a potential eco-friendly and more efficient alternative to traditional recycling methods, which can be ...

"Microbial solutions that will address plastic waste on a larger scale." Scientists discover insect with major appetite for ...

A plastic-eating insect may help solve the trash problem that has choked the Earth for a long time, scientists have concluded in a new study.

By studying these natural “plastic-eaters”, we hope to create new tools that help get rid of plastic waste faster and more ...

The real breakthrough may lie not just in the mealworms themselves, but in the bacteria in their guts. Analysis showed significant changes in the larvae’s gut bacteria depending on their diet.

Kenyan scientists have discovered that a native mealworm can eat and break down polystyrene – a breakthrough that could help tackle the continent's growing plastic waste crisis. A research team in ...

Scientists in Kenya are studying how mealworms could help solve Africa's plastic waste crisis by consuming polystyrene. Kenyan scientists have discovered that a native mealworm can eat and break ...

I am part of a team of scientists from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology who have found that the larvae of the Kenyan lesser mealworm can chew through polystyrene and host ...