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Enzymes in certain bacteria are able to consume and break down plastics, offering a unique solution to the worlds plastic crisis.

<strong>The long read</strong>: When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?

Last July, high school rolls were down by 476 students across Auckland. Where did the missing students go? And what are schools doing to keep the rest?

Over 18,000 people attended Harpendens Christmas Carnival in the towns High Street on Sunday.

At the University of Portsmouth, scientists state that a “one size fits all” method to conserving mangrove forests will not work as a new study discloses a fragile blue carbon system.

According to a new study led by the University of Portsmouth and supported by the research group Operation Wallacea has shown how organisms process the carbon from atmospheric CO2 that is stored in large woody debris.

Polar biologists study the deep-sea creatures that have made the newly discovered wreck their home.

Polar biologists study the deep-sea creatures that have made the newly discovered wreck their home.

The newly-found wreck of the Endurance was found to be inhabited by some equally extraordinary creatures.

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