Raccoon Jimothy goes viral: Meet the oddly shaped viral Seattle raccoon with a spine deformity who has captured millions of hearts and become the internet's newest wildlife sensationRaccoon Jimothy: A Seattle raccoon named Jimothy became an internet sensation after a short video surfaced online. His unusual appearance, ...
22 Jul, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
Google executive sees AI search as expansion for webGoogle’s Robby Stein said AI-driven search will not damage publishers or advertising, arguing that outbound clicks remain steady and new se...
05 Dec, 2025, 07.52 AM IST
Drunk raccoon breaks-in at liquor store in Virginia - this is what happenedA mischievous raccoon in Ashland, Virginia caused chaos after sneaking into a liquor shop overnight. The creature climbed through the ceili...
03 Dec, 2025, 11.22 PM IST
'Kissing bug' sparks alarm in US as this deadly disease is spreading without warning signs. All FAQs answeredChagas disease, a potentially fatal parasitic illness transmitted by kissing bugs, is spreading rapidly in the US, with as many as 100,000 ...
08 Sep, 2025, 09.06 PM IST
New analysis of Wuhan market samples reveal 'specific species' potential carriers of COVID-19 virusA new study identifies raccoon dogs, civet cats, and bamboo rats as potential intermediate hosts for COVID-19 at Wuhan's seafood market. Re...
20 Sep, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Covid scientist warns the world of deadly virus found in two animals in ChinaA study in Nature reveals that animals farmed for fur, food, or traditional medicine, such as raccoon dogs and minks, harbor numerous virus...
05 Sep, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
100 dangerous viruses detected in China’s fur animals, nearly 40 could affect humansAnimal Fur Virus in China: A new study reveals that animals in Chinese fur farms are hosting dozens of viruses, including 36 newly discover...
05 Sep, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonousChina's political turmoil obstructs COVID-19 origin search, fueling global suspicions. Secrecy surrounds virus origins, with conflicting na...
22 Apr, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
China pushes back at WHO criticism over delayed Wuhan Covid dataAt the heart of the spat among officials between the WHO and China is a new set of data on specimens collected three years ago at the marke...
09 Apr, 2023, 11.27 PM IST
Coronavirus was not a lab leak, it came from the Wuhan market, study saysThe take-home message is the COVID pandemic probably did begin where the first cases were detected - at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market...
15 Aug, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
Two years into pandemic, the origin of Covid tormenting the world still remains a mysteryMost scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal. Others theorise i...
11 Dec, 2021, 04.55 PM IST
Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID's animal originsLast month, Worobey published a COVID-19 timeline linking the first known human case to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China...
11 Dec, 2021, 12.10 PM IST
Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID's animal originsNow, with the global COVID-19 death toll surpassing 5.2 million on the second anniversary of the earliest human cases, a growing chorus of ...
10 Dec, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
View: Covid-19 puts a question mark on the future of world’s mink farmsWhile some researchers downplay the risks, others say the chances of an emerging non-human Sars-CoV-2 reservoir and mutant strains endanger...
28 Nov, 2020, 12.16 AM IST
View: It's time for humans to stop living voraciouslyChina’s crackdown in 2003 on wildlife markets ended after Sars exited. History is repeating itself, this time while the Covid-19 pandemic i...
11 Apr, 2020, 12.08 AM IST