The rhinoceros population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat, according to a report published by the International Rhino Foundation ahead of World Rhino Day on September 22.
Researchers have found Staphylococcus aureus can adapt to vancomycin while overcoming its fitness cost, threatening the long-term use of vancomycin in the clinic.
At a time when the state’s diverse heritage, shaped by centuries of oceanic trade and cross-cultural exchange, is under threat — from modernisation, migration, natural disasters — citizens are banding together to make a difference