Could Worm Spit Save Us All?
By Grace Stevens, age 11 Federica Bertocchini, the Spanish National Research Council lead scientist, found one solution to the world’s microplastic problem in her own backyard. In October 2022, she released her team’s research on how wax worm saliva can break down certain plastics. “My beehives were plagued with wax worms, so I started cleaning …