Today’s Solutions: December 11, 2024

Zophobas morio

This “superworm” eats and degrades plastics

Researchers from the University of Queensland have discovered that thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut the Zophobas morio “superworm” can eat through polystyrene plastic. This is the main compound of Styrofoam.  Over a three-week period, the research team fed these “superworms” Read More...