HealthHow diseases like smallpox survived long ocean voyages Modern mathematical tools reveal the conditions pathogens needed to remain active in a ship’s population for the duration of a historical journey News
LifeGreat Wall of China protected from erosion by coat of lichen and moss Much of the Great Wall of China is covered in a biocrust of lichen, moss and cyanobacteria – it turns out this isn’t slowly destroying the wall, as was previously thought, but is slowing its degradation News