Due to their small size, animals can eat ... banned the sale of loose plastic glitter and some other products that contain microbeads, in a bid to cut environmentally harmful microplastic ...

While the band of any Apple Watch is changeable and adjustable, the size of the case itself is crucial to get right before purchasing. The new 46mm watch impressed with its big display for easy-to ...

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Nanqing Zhou, a lead author on the study and postdoctoral researcher, compared the bacteria’s consumption of plastic to how people eat cows. “If you want to eat beef, you need to cut [it] into ...

Microplastics not only pose a severe risk to the environment but also to human health. When microplastics pollute the soil and bodies of water, they end up in our food and drinking supply. For example ...

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET, ♳). This polymer is used to make bottles, containers and even clothing. Now, researchers report ...

Now, Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered how cells of a Comamonas bacterium are breaking down plastic for food. First, they chew the plastic into small pieces, called nanoplastics.