Prehistoric fossils were found under the ground in New Zealand from minkes and whales that lived 27.5 million years ago. This proves the theory of evolution even farther because these fossils belong to land animals that eventually evolved into the whales that we know of today. These fossils prove that the prehistoric whales had no teeth or brissles. Until now scientists have known very little about these creatures but they can now use this information in other works.
Plastic Eating Bacteria
Two high school senior girls in Vancouver have recently discovered a process that helps break down plastic. This process begins with solvent that dissolves the plastic, and then what is left over can be consumed by their newly developed bacteria. This bacteria was made to specifically eat phthalate, a material found in plastic that is hard to break down. Over in Japan at Kyoto University, they found a completely new bacteria species that eats plastics. There are also current studies on how meal worms can eat Styrofoam and plastic. I believe that this could be a extremely beneficial discovery to the world. Being that all the plastic ever used is still floating around somewhere on earth either in landfills or oceans, although side effects are not yet known. Learn about the bacteria here!
This is interesting that this further proves the theory of evolution while there are still many skeptics but more evidence is always good whether it proves or disproves the theory.
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