Natural solution for litter? Maybe worms can solve our Styrofoam problem

Natural solution for litter? Maybe worms can solve our Styrofoam problem

Anthropocene |
Don’t toss out that Styrofoam takeout container quite yet: what’s trash for you could be food for plastic-gobbling “superworms”. Researchers ...
Solving pollution problem? AI-designed enzyme devours plastic at industrial scale

Solving pollution problem? AI-designed enzyme devours plastic at industrial scale

Anthropocene |
Of the almost 400 million metric tons of plastic that the world produces every year, most ends up in landfills ...
AI emulates trained dogs’ ability to detect cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19

AI emulates trained dogs’ ability to detect cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19

Humans already employ [dogs’] olfactory acuity for contraband and explosives detection. More recently it has also proved uncannily good at ...