Time to stop blaming bats and newts for blocking development? A new fund could support nature and ease building delays
For years, nature has been blamed as a blocker of economic growth. After some ministerial bluster about not letting newts and ...
UK officials list which viruses and bacteria pose the biggest threat to public health
The UK Health Security Agency has published a list of ‘priority pathogens’ to focus scientific research and boost ...
New bat coronavirus discovered in Brazil – but risks are unclear
A new coronavirus discovered in bats in Brazil has been found to share similarities with the deadly Mers virus but its risk to humans remains unclear, scientists say. At such a critical moment in US ...
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Keep New Bat Coronavirus On the Radar, Researchers Say
A newly identified coronavirus in bats has the potential to spill over into humans, said researchers in China, but US experts stated there is no immediate public health risk. In a study published ...