Scientists have identified a marine fungus that was previously unknown and is capable of killing toxic algae known to ...

Marine fungus takes a bite out of plastic waste By Paul Ridden June 05, 2024 The fungus Parengyodontium album has been found to break down polyethylene waste in the marine environment at a rate of ...

STORY: Scientists say this newly-isolated fungus is showing promising results in breaking down polypropylene. And that could make it a useful tool in the battle against the plastic waste crisis. :: ...

Scientists identify a new marine fungus that attacks toxic algae, offering insight into natural controls on blooms that ...

Scientists have discovered a possible new tool for addressing the growing problem of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. A recently published study by an international consortium of researchers ...

Scientists have made a discover that could change how we recycle and manage plastic waste in the future. Every year, humans produce over 400 billion kilograms of plastic, much of which ends up in the ...

An astonishing marine fungus eating away at debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is providing hope as a natural solution to a common toxic plastic waste. As detailed on Phys.org, microbiologists ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists discovered a tiny hero working hard to keep our oceans clean: a plant-eating fungus. Although the study certainly shows the marine fungus can and will break down plastic, ...

Does nature have to do everything itself? An international cohort of marine scientists discovered an ocean-borne fungus chomping through plastic trash suspended in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as ...

Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise found only in the North Pacific. (Getty) In the early 2000s, a fungus infected hundreds of animals and people in British Columbia and ...