I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but plastic-eating bacteria aren’t going to save the planet. Here's why they aren’t a silver bullet for the environment.

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

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

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.

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

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

In a world increasingly choked by plastic waste, a glimmer of hope emerges from an unexpected corner of nature: plastic-eating bacteria. These microscopic organisms have sparked the curiosity of ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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