In the hours immediately following a colonoscopy, a doctor may recommend that you eat sparingly or not at all. They may suggest a soft or liquid diet that’s low in residue. A colonoscopy is a ...

Each worm was found to eat about 150 particles of the ground-up face mask, while excreting between four to six particles. Digesting the vast amount of the plastic they ate and transforming it into ...

“It had a huge impact.” The results came back showing the mealworms ate about half the plastic given to them. Each worm was found to eat about 150 particles of the ground-up face mask, while excreting ...

Scientists may have uncovered an unexpected solution to the global plastic waste crisis: a plastic-eating worm. The larvae of the lesser-known Kenyan mealworm has the remarkable ability to ...

It’s normal to be sore after having your wisdom teeth removed. Eating soft foods such as soups, yogurt, and ice cream may help make recovery easier and prevent infections or complications.

So of course scientists have already started testing insect willingness and ability to eat, of all things, plastic. A new experiment sprinkles a dose of reality on just how effective this strategy ...

During the study period, the worms were given plastic polystyrene and bran. A plastic-eating insect may help solve the trash problem that has choked the Earth for a long time, scientists have ...

A plastic-eating insect may help solve the trash problem that has choked the Earth for a long time, scientists have concluded in a new study. A plastic-eating insect may help solve the trash ...

But they need not have worried. Although it may leave a bad taste in the mouth, scientists have discovered that eating worms is good for you. They greatly reduce the symptoms of inflammatory and ...

Certain holidays are associated with different foods, and for Thanksgiving, that's turkey — but why is that what we eat? We asked a history expert to learn more. Why do we eat turkey on ...

Many students in Nova Scotia count on getting their breakfast and lunch at school, but it's not always guaranteed they'll have something to eat on the weekends. That's why Doris Walton started a ...