About 7km off the coast of Yemen, a degrading oil tanker threatens Red Sea ecosystems and residents alike. Off-loading the oil could help avert disaster, but the ongoing conflict has prevented this for a few years now. In the science ramble this month, we look at a recent computational study which highlights the risk to public health in Yemen and beyond.

Further reading

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- The study presented in this episode: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00774-8

- An in-depth analysis of the history of the tanker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/the-ship-that-became-a-bomb