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

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

Worms could be the answer to the plastic waste crisis after scientists found they can munch through a face mask in about four ...

Mealworms are nature's scavengers and decomposers, able to survive up to eight months without food or water, and happy to eat their own kind when food is scarce. After 30 days, the research team found ...

Plastic pollution occurs in every ecosystem on the planet and lingers for decades. Could insects be part of the solution?Previous research found that ...

For example, crows, vultures and hyenas are scavengers. Decomposers Feed on dead and decaying organisms, and on the undigested parts of plant and animal matter in faeces.

For example, crows, vultures and hyenas are scavengers. Decomposers Feed on dead and decaying organisms, and on the undigested parts of plant and animal matter in faeces.