A new study published in Biology Letters provides the most definitive evidence yet of trilobite respiration, confirming that the feather-like structures attached to trilobites limbs functioned as sophisticated gills.

Researchers at The University of Manchester have shown that microbial communities from terrestrial hot springs could be harnessed to convert industrial CO₂ emissions into useful products, offering new routes towards a circular, low-carbon economy.

Floatable beads made from chitosan and cellulose acetate and enhanced with bentonite were engineered to effectively clean oil from water. The beads showed good oil adsorption capacity while remaining easy to collect from the water surface.