The Dead Sea Scrolls are being pieced back together using DNA ‘fingerprints’ lifted from the animal skins on which they were written some 2,000 years ago. The scrolls are a collection of more than 25,000 ancient manuscript fragments, among which can be found the oldest known copies of books of the Hebrew Bible. They were first … Read more
Meghan Markle has been secretly working with her patronage Mayhew as it ‘desperately’ struggles with funding amid the coronavirus crisis, the London animal charity reveals Meghan Markle, 38, has been secretly working with an animal welfare charity Mayhew, which is one of the royal’s patronages, is struggling in the pandemic Charity’s media officer charity said … Read more
Vendors who used to trade at an infamous Wuhan wet market closely linked to the coronavirus pandemic have reportedly reopened their stalls in other markets in the city. The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which is believed to have spawned the global outbreak, was shut on January 1 in the wake of the health crisis. Chinese … Read more
Careful, you’ve got a bear behind! Twelve-year-old boy keeps calm as huge animal rears up on him while he walks through the Italian hills Alessandro, 12, stayed calm as a bear spotted him in the woods and followed him Stumbled across the bear in Sudtirol, northeastern Italy, and filmed the scene In lockdown he had studied … Read more
A team of scientists has produced evidence that the pandemic virus is ‘uniquely adapted to infect humans’, raising fresh questions over whether its origins were natural or could have occurred in a laboratory. Professor Nikolai Petrovsky, a top vaccine researcher who headed the Australian team, said the virus was ‘not typical of a normal zoonotic … Read more
Animal Crossing New Horizons stamp rally: How to take part in the new event and earn in-game rewards By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 21:39 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 21:46 BST, 19 May 2020 Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing New Horizons has launched its new stamp rally event in which you can collect … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in acts of animal abuse, including abandonment by owners over fears pets might contract COVID-19, a study reported. Concern around the role of pet animals in the spread of the virus first emerged in late February 2020, when a dog in Hong Kong tested positive for the … Read more
Spread your wings on a wild adventure: The best holidays for animal lovers, from helping to protect puffins in Scotland to tagging Indonesia’s manta rays Here’s our pick of the best expeditions and experiences for animal lovers You can get close to some of the world’s rarest and most endangered species Tours have research and … Read more
Animal welfare campaigners urge public to go VEGAN to protect against future pandemics — claiming factory farms and wildlife markets provide the perfect conditions for disease to thrive Ten scientists and experts signed an open letter advocating for veganism This is part of British animal rights charity Viva’s so-called ‘3-in-4’ campaign Of new and emerging infections diseases, … Read more
If you’re the fortunate owner of the Nintendo Switch or plan to get your hands on one once stocks replenish, the most popular game to play right now is probably Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Since March, Nintendo Switch consoles have been highly sought after, with many websites going out of stock, including Amazon, Very and … Read more