A ‘living skin’ is protecting the Great Wall of China from erosion

Erosion May Have Played A Role In Shaping The Great Sphinx Of Giza

High dietary sugars markedly trigger an increase in mucus-degrading bacteria. As the mucus layer is increasingly affected by erosion, “a large number of bacteria will reach the epithelial cells and trigger inflammation”

Under Siege: Earth’s “Living Skin” Under Threat From Climate Change