These scientists have bioengineered a version of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria that can break down polyethylene ...
We can learn from nature to engineer sustainable solutions," says Ludmilla Aristilde, who led a scientific team identifying ...
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The official playlist for the fifth round of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, or INC5, is now out. OK, to ...
Could plastic-eating microbes, used as a food source, help tackle two of the world’s biggest problems — plastic pollution and ...
Happy Halloween, everybody! I wonder how many trick-or-treaters tonight will be dressed as hurricanes, or maybe as debris ...
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But then I started taking a closer look at this buzzword, and realised that maybe I was missing a trick. Ultra-processed ...
Thanks to a recent viral push on social media, more home cooks are becoming pickier about what they use for chopping their ...
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Dr Chris van Tulleken, an infectious diseases doctor and leading science presenter on the BBC, has issued a stark warning ...
Growing up in Haiti, Ludmilla Aristilde saw environmental catastrophes all around her. Dirty water led to a devastating cholera epidemic. Deforestation left soil open to erosion, flooding and ...