Many of these polymers take centuries to break down, polluting ecosystems and food chains. Scientists have long been ...

Imagine walking into your kitchen and instantly knowing if the fish you bought yesterday is still fresh—or entering an ...

Explanation: The word "polymer" describes any material with more two types of repeating chemical units, usually in the form of a long chain. Examples include materials such as DNA (your genetic ...

In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impact of fossil fuels, researchers are embarking on a venture to find ...

This week brings some progress on the other side of the equation, with a team of Korean researchers describing how they've engineered a bacterial strain that can make a useful polymer starting ...

In a crowded room, we naturally move slower than in an empty space. Surprisingly, worms can show the exact opposite behavior: in an environment with randomly scattered obstacles, they tend to move ...