A newly discovered enzyme motif reveals how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic, potentially aiding future cleanup ...

Researchers at Northwestern University unveiled an innovative, eco-friendly method to recycle plastic waste by harnessing moisture from the air. The non-toxic, solvent-free approach effectively breaks ...

Over the course of evolution microorganisms have evolved pathways to break down many materials. The challenge with the many materials that we humans have created over just the past decades is that we ...

Tylenol could potentially be made greener and cheaper with the help of bacteria. Scientists were able to use a bacterial chemical reaction to convert a plastic water bottle into paracetamol with no ...

A Cyprus-based company, Cypet Technologies Ltd., is small in size, with only 40 employees. But its quest to take PET ...

Here’s a few things to consider the next time you think about throwing a plastic item in the trash, the ocean or anywhere other than a recycling bin. A recent survey suggests that every hour people ...