Researchers are using studies such as this review of data from 24 studies (which examined the blood and urine samples of e-cigarette users to show that e-cigarettes are a source of exposure to a long list of metals, including lead and arsenic) to estimate metal exposure of e-cigarette users.

A group of researchers at the South China Agricultural University in Guangzhou have discovered that the gut microbiome of humans can be changed by a livestock farm’s environment.

French company, Carbios, has discovered an enzyme that can effectively break down plastic within an hour.

MIT researchers recently published work in the journal Nature Communications which shows that the release of sulfur to the atmosphere occurs largely in hotspots of co-located marine bacteria and phytoplankton.

Cellulose Nanocrystals and 3D bioprinting are being used to create bionic corals capable of growing microalgae by mimicking coral tissue and its underlying skeleton.