Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade ...

They found this "saliva" contained two critical enzymes ... decades to centuries to fully break down. Letting these worms loose in a plastic-polluted environment could be dangerous to ecosystems ...

They found this "saliva" contained two critical enzymes ... decades to centuries to fully break down. Letting these worms loose in a plastic-polluted environment could be dangerous to ecosystems ...

That said, here are some interesting, weird, and genuinely interesting facts that might sound fake but are totally true: ...

Spit does not have the slippery consistency of lube. It not only dries quickly, but “saliva contains digestive enzymes that break down food, and these enzymes can irritate the vagina and anus ...

Of those, they found five that significantly reduced the virus in saliva: raspberry zinger, eucalyptus mint, mint medley, green tea and black tea, with black tea showing the greatest reduction.

A marine worm found off an Italian party island has ... He added: "I freaked out at the first one I saw. I grabbed it in a plastic bag and frantically swam it back to the boat because I was ...

Every year, companies produce more than 400 million metric tons of plastic. Some of that plastic spills onto waterways or beaches, clogging streams or floating in huge gyres in the ocean.