(Web Desk) - Researchers have identified 20 new viruses, 2 of which are closely related to deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, in the kidneys of bats in southwestern China. Nipah and Hendra circulate in ...

When insects are killed or die off, everything in the food web is affected, from the birds, bats and lizards that feed on insects to the snakes, coyotes and cougars that feed on birds and lizards, and ...

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a portable test kit for detecting Nipah virus cases with 100% accuracy, which can provide results within 1- 2 hours. According to Dr Naveen ...

As managed honeybee hives multiply, wild bees and butterflies are disappearing. Since honeybees are not endangered, is ...

Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards offer a ...

Anyone with a pool knows how easily animals can become stuck swimming in circles. It’s not uncommon to find insects, mice, ...

After reviews of the little fruit bat’s endangered species status in 2009, 2015, and 2019, U.S. Fish and Wildlife recommended that the species be removed from the list because of extinction ...

SARS (2002): Had its origins in horseshoe bats; civets were an intermediate host. MERS (2012): Traceable back to bats via camels. Ebola Virus: Evidence suggests fruit bats were the natural hosts.

Did you know the Rodrigues fruit bat (a.k.a. "flying fox") has a wingspan of three feet? Arnold Schwarzenegger: Net zero is bogus Dodgers offer clear stance to questions on Trump visit, LA ...

Twelve pups of an endangered species of bat have been born at Jersey Zoo. The Livingstone's fruit bat pups were born a couple of weeks after 10 adult bats died from an infection. Following the ...

Fruit Bats 2025 Tour Dates: 10/16 Ojai, CA - Ojai Valley Woman's Club 10/17 Los Angeles, CA - Pico Union Project 10/18 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel (Two Shows) 10/20 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater ...

Land use change and the increased agrochemical use associated with agricultural intensification significantly alter farmland biodiversity and associated ecosystem services worldwide. Vineyards as ...