Dolton-Calumet City Elementary School District 149 informed parents a mealworm was found on a table where students were ...

Mealworms can eat and absorb plastic, offering potential insights for reducing pollution. Plastic pollution pervades ...

“It had a huge impact.” The results came back showing the mealworms ate about half the plastic given to them. Each worm was ...

Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics -- but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations. Zoologists have now tested mealworms in a more realistic ...

Mealworms take 138 days to eat one disposable mask, research shows Insects consume plastics like polypropylene without ...

A recent study by UBC zoologist Dr. Michelle Tseng and alumna Shim Gicole explored the ability of mealworms (Coleoptera: ...

In a new study, UBC zoologist Dr. Michelle Tseng and alumna Shim Gicole quantified the ability of mealworms (Coleoptera: ...

An experiment reveals that a bio-solution to humans’ microplastics mess is likely to fall short, but could inspire other ways to attack the problem.

Scientists in Kenya say they've discovered a small but potentially powerful new weapon in their fight against plastic pollution.

Calorie labels on restaurant and takeaway food do not reduce how many calories people buy or eat, a new study has suggested. The mandatory labels, which were introduced by the government in 2022 ...

The insects could be eating the polystyrene because it’s mostly made up of carbon and hydrogen, which may provide them an energy source. The mealworms on the polystyrene-bran diet were able to ...