During the study period, the worms were given plastic polystyrene and bran. A plastic-eating insect may help solve the trash problem that has choked the Earth for a long time, scientists have ...

And all you need is a wacky hook and a worm ... To rig a Texas rig, you’ll need a bullet weight, a worm hook, and a soft plastic lure. Slide a 3/8-ounce bullet weight onto your line, going ...

SAN DIEGO — Approximately 310 million pounds of plastic packaging is produced in the world every year. In fact, soft plastic packaging does not belong in your blue recycling bin because it jams ...

“one worm’s trash is another worm’s treasure.” As scientists continue to explore the incredible potential of these plastic-eating larvae, the hope is that this small insect will inspire a ...

What if the key to our fight against plastic pollution was inside the gut of an insect? A recent scientific discovery sheds light on a species of worm capable of degrading polystyrene, paving the way ...

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. A plastic-eating insect may help solve the trash ...

If you were a young fan of Mad Magazine's outrageous and sometimes edgy humor in the '70s, chances are you also collected Wacky Packages—the hilarious parodies of everyday products that felt like they ...

My kids were like, ‘What are you baking?’” Tseng said. “We were kind of flying by the seat of our pants.” In the lab, research assistant Shim Gicole would mix up the plastic-laced food and feed about ...

In the lab, research assistant Shim Gicole would mix up the plastic-laced food and feed about 20 starved worms. Once the worms finished digesting and pooping, the researchers would dissolve the ...

So of course scientists have already started testing insect willingness and ability to eat, of all things, plastic. A new experiment sprinkles a dose of reality on just how effective this strategy ...