The organism, commonly called a “superworm,” could transform the way ... “If you can go all the way to the end,” he said, “the idea is to use the system and come up with a biological ...

Zophobas morio is a species of darkling beetle, whose larvae are known by the common name superworm ... plastic never gets recycled at all, often ending up in landfill or incineration depots ...

they could "utilitze the superworm microbiome" to degrade polystyrene on a large scale. In short, while their study demonstrated that these creepy-crawlies could help humans fight plastic ...

It seems there’s no end to Superworm’s skills but he begins to get a bit too full of himself and he starts to ignore his friend. Then word of Superworm’s powers reaches the evil Wizard Lizard.

A so-called “superworm” is equipped with its own new-to-science superpower: consuming and breaking down plastic products like Styrofoam. Darkling beetles survive in a wide range of habitats ...

When reading the script, and imagining all those goings on at the end of the garden, I could really get a feel ... secured 7 million viewers in all-screen +30 day figures. Superworm is being directed ...

He wasn’t the only one who had observed these bizarre deaths—for years, insect-rearing facilities throughout the United States had been struggling to determine the cause of this superworm apocalypse. ...

Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered the common Zophobas morio ‘superworm’ can eat through polystyrene, thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut. Dr Chris Rinke and his team ...

This species was named "superworm" because its larvae are bigger, at about 2 inches in length, than any others grown as feed. The protein-rich larvae of Z. morio, which are dietary staples for ...

Superworm is a kind of combination of personal trainer, emergency services and playground. Bees use him as a skipping rope, children slide down him like a helter skelter; he becomes a lasso to ...