Researchers in Spain have found a potential solution to the scourge of plastic pollution: saliva from wax worms. The worms, which feed on beeswax inside hives and are considered pests by beekeepers, ...

At first glance there's nothing particularly remarkable about waxworms. The larval form of wax moths, these pale wriggling grubs feed on the wax that bees use to make their honeycomb. For beekeepers, ...

One of the worst forms of plastic pollution may have met its match in the saliva of a humble worm. Spanish researchers say they've discovered chemicals in the wax worm's drool that break down ...

Recent scientific breakthroughs have unveiled the potential of certain worm species in tackling the global plastic pollution problem. These “hungry worms”, including moth larvae and superworms, have ...

A worm could be the answer to solving the problem of what to do about one of the commonest forms of plastic pollution. Spanish researchers have found that chemicals in the saliva of the wax worm can ...

Plastic bag pollution may finally have met its match in the face of the moth larvae that infest beehives, known as wax worms. Scientists have discovered that enzymes in the worms' saliva rapidly break ...