The transformation from large bars into small pieces combines soothing sounds ... this video is a feast for the senses—watching the soap break down slice after slice brings an oddly calming ...

“We find objective evidence that wild chimpanzees break down technical tasks into manageable subtasks, and address these subtasks one-by-one, similarly to humans,” says Elliot Howard-Spink, an author ...

When our Moms and our Dads let us down, our developing minds tell us ... and it caused them to break into pieces. If all begins with our parents’ inability to consistently meet our needs ...

We’re exposed to plastic materials nearly every day. These can break down into smaller pieces, called microplastics and nanoplastics, in the landfill upon disposal. Recent research suggests that ...

First, they chew the plastic into small pieces, called nanoplastics. Then, they secrete a specialized enzyme that breaks down the plastic even further. Finally, the bacteria use a ring of carbon ...

Now, Northwestern Engineering-led researchers have discovered how cells of a Comamonas bacterium are breaking down plastic for food. First, they chew the plastic into small pieces, called nanoplastics ...

Through six meticulous steps, involving complex imaging and gene editing techniques, the authors found that the bacteria first physically break down plastic by chewing it into smaller pieces.

Biodegradable plastics that get broken down into microplastics appear ... end up in the environment can be weathered into smaller and smaller pieces, until they sometimes aren’t visible.