Climate change will drive species that have never interacted before into the same habitats A new study has warned that climate change could cause thousands of viruses to spread between mammals, including between humans and animals, by 2070. The peer-reviewed study, which was published on Thursday in the journal Nature, warns that global warming will […]
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Very method from R-Batz, this As hordes of DC fans pile into their local cinemas to watch the highly anticipated The Batman following its release last week, it would seem it wasn’t just the audience that managed to make their way into the packed screens – a live bat also found its way in. Twitter […]
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Arachnophobes look away now In an almost sci-fi-level scary headline, a deadly group of spiders have been spotted catching and eating bats for the very first time in the UK. As captured by wildlife photographer Ben Waddams, a juvenile pipistrelle bat can be seen wrapped in the web of the invasive noble false widow species […]
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Research found that the virus could be ‘unambiguously traced to horseshoe bats’ The origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for covid-19, has been traced back to horseshoe bats, according to new research. However scientists said “dramatically” more research is need to pinpoint the creature that passed the virus to humans. They also said there is […]
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