Oceanography
Pacific Ocean with 'plastic garbage sea'
Old toothbrushes, sea toys and even used condoms are a huge amount of waste floating in the central Pacific region.
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Archeology
Mushrooms are 50 million years old in amber mass
The 50 million-year-old Eocene fungus was discovered in the amber mass, next to the molting shell of an insect and a rodent's hair.
Space science
Culinary issues for astronauts
The food of the astronauts is the food that they carry throughout the journey on the universe. Most of these foods are packed in plastic bags, in tubes or in boxes.
Space science
Discover the plastic material on Saturn's moon
We can easily find plastic everywhere on this Earth rather than in the universe. But the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has found plastic on a moon of Saturn.
Space science
Missiles heal themselves
The European Space Agency (ESA) has conducted a unique study: making a missile shell capable of healing the wound itself. The technology to create new missile shells is…
Biology
The danger when mosquitoes today carry plastic particles in the body
Mosquitoes are the species that spread tiny plastic particles from ponds to other ecosystems when they accumulate in the larvae stage.
Biology
Female students find bacteria that eat plastic
According to the Independent newspaper, the bacterium has the ability to break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one of the most popular plastics in the world.
Biology
Mushrooms - the only species that protects the earth from harmful solid waste
This finding has great potential, because in the past 70 years, we have produced and discharged a lot of plastic into the environment.
Biology
Evolutionary bacteria can eat plastic to contaminate the ocean
Ocean pollution is growing to an amazingly high level, and residents living in the sea are at risk of extinction because of human waste.
Biology
China discovered a fungus capable of
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have recently identified a possible fungus
Biology
The world's most exclusive tree species
Available in the Caribbean and Bahamas of the United States, the Manchineel tree is named
Biology
10 dangerous poisonous species on the tourist road
Equipping yourself with a little knowledge about the grass will help you to relax with nature on the way to travel without worrying about poisoning, especially with the…
Biology
Discover a new type of bacteria
A whole new strain of bacteria with plastic resolution ability has been discovered by 2 female students from Canada, promising to create these
Biology
Detection of bacteria capable of biodegradable plastic
A group of researchers at the Kyoto Institute of Technology (Japan) has discovered a new bacterium that is capable of producing a very effective plastic destruction enzy…
Biology
Death in the flowers around us
As we all know, every species that wants to survive has a weapon of its own and is passed down from generation to generation. That weapon can be harmless to this species…