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Recently, in announcing her deregulation of planning permissions, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer declared that house ...

Despite the constant presence of mosquitoes, the risk of disease transmission fluctuates throughout the year between high and low risk months.

Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday (February 1) and dozens of Palestinian ...

Released Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas hugged his father and sister for the first time after 484 days in Hamas captivity on ...

But while bats are known for carrying viruses that cause diseases like rabies and Ebola, they also play a vital role in ecosystems around the world. Rodrigo Medellín, a bat expert who has been ...

Take “bat tunnels”, the structures designed to help bats safely navigate developments which recently drew the chancellor’s ...

As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In ...

As part of its commitment to supporting the local community around its BACARDÍ® rum distillery in Puerto Rico, family-owned ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without ...