A Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Plastic Bags, Researchers Say

Sunday, April 30, 2017 - 13:22 in Earth & Climate

Wax worms are able to break down the bonds in a popular synthetic polymer, which may someday help to reduce pollution.

Read the whole article on NY Times Science

More sources from other sites

Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Wed, 24 May 2017, 0:32:21 UTC

Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Tue, 23 May 2017, 0:32:21 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Mon, 22 May 2017, 0:22:11 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Sun, 21 May 2017, 0:22:17 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Sat, 20 May 2017, 0:32:10 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Fri, 19 May 2017, 0:32:05 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Thu, 18 May 2017, 0:32:01 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Wed, 17 May 2017, 0:32:02 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Tue, 16 May 2017, 0:32:16 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Mon, 15 May 2017, 0:52:02 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Sun, 14 May 2017, 0:31:57 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Sat, 13 May 2017, 0:32:07 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Fri, 12 May 2017, 0:31:58 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Thu, 11 May 2017, 0:32:00 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Wed, 10 May 2017, 0:22:04 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Tue, 9 May 2017, 0:22:07 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Mon, 8 May 2017, 0:32:05 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Sun, 7 May 2017, 0:02:01 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Sat, 6 May 2017, 0:32:14 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Fri, 5 May 2017, 0:22:02 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Thu, 4 May 2017, 0:31:58 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Wed, 3 May 2017, 0:21:51 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Tue, 2 May 2017, 0:31:53 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Mon, 1 May 2017, 0:11:57 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Sun, 30 Apr 2017, 0:51:55 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Sat, 29 Apr 2017, 0:21:49 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Fri, 28 Apr 2017, 0:32:07 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Thu, 27 Apr 2017, 0:31:57 UTC
Discovery of plastic-eating caterpillar could prove a boon in waste disposal
from CBC: Technology & Science
Wed, 26 Apr 2017, 9:31:59 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Wed, 26 Apr 2017, 0:31:58 UTC
Could This Tiny Bug Help Solve Our Big Plastic Bag Problem?
from MSNBC: Science
Tue, 25 Apr 2017, 20:31:53 UTC
Stubborn plastic may have finally met its match: the hungry wax worm
from LA Times - Science
Tue, 25 Apr 2017, 0:11:45 UTC
Watch Amazing Caterpillars Degrade a Plastic Bag | Video
from Live Science
Mon, 24 Apr 2017, 22:21:53 UTC
This Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Plastic Bags
from Live Science
Mon, 24 Apr 2017, 21:31:51 UTC
Scientists find commercial caterpillar capable of eating, processing plastic
from UPI
Mon, 24 Apr 2017, 20:02:07 UTC
Wax worm caterpillar will eat plastic shopping bags: New solution to plastic waste?
from Science Daily
Mon, 24 Apr 2017, 18:41:53 UTC
Plastic-eating caterpillar could munch waste, scientists say
from BBC News: Science & Nature
Mon, 24 Apr 2017, 18:31:46 UTC
Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollution
from Physorg
Mon, 24 Apr 2017, 16:31:57 UTC

37 more sources Click

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

(e) Science News

A Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Plastic Bags, Researchers Say

Read the whole article on NY Times Science

More from NY Times Science

Latest Science Newsletter

Check out our next project, Biology.Net

Latest Science News Articles

From other science news sites