Upper respiratory tract bacterial microbiome features associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation, environmental and demographic factors among older children in a rural setting in The Gambia

Sri Lanka must rethink plastics before waste crisis deepens, says OUSL Vice Chancellor

By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka’s plastic problem can no longer be treated simply as a waste-disposal issue, with the country facing mounting pressure on its coastal environment, fisheries, communities and…

• Sri Lanka faces severe plastic pollution threats to coastlines, fisheries, health
• 2021 X-Press Pearl disaster released plastic pellets into coastal waters
• OUSL urges circular economy, waste collection, recycling reforms

1d ago ·island.lk

Kauri dieback threatens more than trees: it could change how much carbon forests store

New research shows forests affected by severe kauri dieback can shift from accumulating carbon to losing it, with mature trees particularly affected.

1d ago ·theconversation.com

Australia is a carbon pig

If you are sceptical about Australia’s energy transition, which I am less so than LVO, these charts will really piss you off.

1d ago ·macrobusiness.com.au