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Hiker shares disturbing video from Mount Everest: ‘This is so disgusting’

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Hiker shares disturbing video from Mount Everest: ‘This is so disgusting’

The summit of Mount Everest is not only a great feat of human endurance; it also requires immense preparation, knowledge, and environmental awareness. Prospective climbers need to meet prerequisites, undertake a brutal training regimen, and spend a significant amount of money to even attempt it. However, you’d never know it looking at a short video … Read more

‘Strong evidence of the true scale of the problem’

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‘Strong evidence of the true scale of the problem’

A study by Portsmouth University researchers focused on donkey droppings, but yielded findings with much wider implications for the environment and human health. What is going on? Although faecal samples collected from donkeys and cows were an integral part of the research, its current focus was plastic pollution. Specifically, the researchers sought insight into the … Read more