The newly discovered bacterium, Ideonella sakaiensis, manages to break down PET compounds and digest it.
Vasudevan Sridharan
Mar 11, 2016
The fund will save about 110,000 tonnes of carbon, which is equivalent to more than what 22,000 homes emit.
Kedar Grandhi
Mar 11, 2016
On 3 March 2011, a massive earthquake hit northern Japan, triggering a tsunami that killed nearly 20,000 people and sparked a nuclear disaster.
David Sim
Mar 11, 2016
A time-lapse using Google Street View images shows the reconstruction efforts since the natural disaster.
Alfred Joyner
Mar 11, 2016
Many are trapped in homes as water level keep rising; rain to continue for two more days.
Mary Papenfuss
Mar 11, 2016
The zoo is now locking up smaller animals in barns to protect them from 'P-22,' who lives in Griffth Park.
Mary Papenfuss
Mar 11, 2016
Radioactive leaks at Fukushima following earthquake and tsunami in 2011 still lethal 5 years on.
Mark Piggott
Mar 10, 2016
The two tiny creatures were born on 29 February 2016.
Adam Justice
Mar 10, 2016
Olduvai Gorge was mapped showing early humans lived close to freshwater, shelter, and competed with carnivores.
Matt Atherton
Mar 10, 2016
Almost 22,000 dogs are heading to Birmingham to compete at Crufts 2016, the 125th anniversary of the world's biggest canine show.
David Sim
Mar 10, 2016
The New Shepard rocket will carry six passengers up to 62 miles above the Earth, said Bezos.
A Prasad
Mar 10, 2016
Russian military offers $24,000 for five healthy young dolphins for training in military operations.
Mary Papenfuss
Mar 10, 2016
'We don't have much time,' researcher Ben Hankamer warns after latest study
Mary Papenfuss
Mar 10, 2016
Over 1,300 rhinos were killed for their horn in Africa in 2015, despite increased law enforcement efforts.
Karthick Arvinth
Mar 10, 2016
Scientists calculated they would have to pump 700km inland for the water to be stored for 1,000 years to limit sea level rise.
Léa Surugue
Mar 10, 2016
Processing food before eating it allowed human ancestors to develop as a species.
Hannah Osborne
Mar 09, 2016
Scientists discover submerged stacks near to Australia's iconic Twelve Apostles.
Hannah Osborne
Mar 09, 2016
Experiment into the potential growth of crops on Red Planet yields 10 different species.
Hannah Osborne
Mar 09, 2016
Scientists find gender stereotypes have not changed in 30 years.
Hannah Osborne
Mar 09, 2016
The cute bundle of white fluff followed her mother Valeska out of their cave at the Bremerhaven Zoo.
David Sim
Mar 09, 2016
It enthralled many on the remote Indonesian island of Ternate and others worldwide.
Adam Justice
Mar 09, 2016
The rare astronomical phenomenon was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across 12 Indonesian provinces.
David Sim
Mar 09, 2016
Radiation effects at Chernobyl and Fukushima disaster sites continue to be seen in plants and animals.
Hannah Osborne
Mar 09, 2016
Ichthyosaurs became extinct long before other dinosaurs, and scientists have now worked out why.
Matt Atherton
Mar 08, 2016
Birds found to combine calls to convey messages, shedding light on the evolution of language in humans.
Hannah Osborne
Mar 08, 2016
The ghostly creature was filmed by the crew on 27 February 2016 off the coast of Hawaii.
Adam Justice
Mar 08, 2016
Study shows four US cities could save massive amounts of water by using rainwater to flush their toilets.
Matt Atherton
Mar 08, 2016
Among 331 Australian mammalian species, many are not studied by scientists, prompting fears for their survival.
Léa Surugue
Mar 08, 2016
Scientists have seen young galaxies merging to make bigger galaxies, capable of star formation.
Matt Atherton
Mar 08, 2016
At 2.46pm on 11 March 2011, Japan was struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 – the biggest in the nation's recorded history and one of the five most powerful recorded ever around the world.
David Sim
Mar 08, 2016