20/07/2025
Deep in the Amazon rainforest, scientists have uncovered an incredible discovery тАФ a fungus that can digest plastic.
ЁЯзк Known as Pestalotiopsis microspora, this unique fungus feeds on polyurethane, one of the most stubborn and widely used plastics. Even more impressive, it can do this in environments without oxygen, like those found deep in landfills.
This fascinating trait makes it a natural plastic recycler, capable of breaking down waste far more effectively than current human technologies.
ЁЯМ┐ Picture a future where plastic bottles and bags donтАЩt linger for centuries, but instead decompose in just weeks тАФ thanks to a tiny organism hidden beneath the forest floor.
Researchers are now exploring ways to use this fungus for bioremediation, tackling polluted lands, plastic-choked beaches, and even cleaning our oceans.
тЩ╗я╕П Nature has always had the answers тАФ we just need to pay attention.
