Abandoned oil and gas wells pose environmental and public health risks. For three decades, the state has mismanaged funds earmarked for minimizing the threat.

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An expert review published in the Lancet in August called plastics a “grave, growing and underrecognised danger” to human and ...

Claims that microplastics are widespread throughout the human body are now being questioned. Microplastics are real — but ...

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Yes, we’ve lost some houses, 35 dwellings in Mossel Bay, we’ve lost in Franschhoek, a guesthouse, etc. We’ve lost two ...

Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

Mould can quickly take hold in damp areas, and the grout between tiles is particularly prone to the pesky fungus. Experts say ...