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People stand in front of a closed pet shop after the government announced to euthanize around 2,000 hamsters in the city after finding evidence for the first time of possible animal-to-human transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Orders Hamster Cull After COVID-19 Hits Pets

Jessie Pang 18/01/2022

The government said it would euthanise around 2,000 hamsters...

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We Need Airports and Dams – But Here’s Why You Should Care About the Environment

Aathira Perinchery 18/01/2022

Five reasons you may need to think twice about...

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The 10 Biggest Indian Environment Stories in 2021

Aathira Perinchery 31/12/2021

Here’s a look at ten environmental developments in India...

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Academics Claim Peter Daszak Misled the Public Amid COVID Origins Probe

Charles Schmidt 09/12/2021

Scientists are squaring off over the origins of COVID-19,...

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Question the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory – But Don’t Call It a Conspiracy

Ivan Oransky 25/11/2021

Some may argue that it’s justifiable to shut down...

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White-Tailed Deer Found To Be Big Reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Graeme Shannon, Amy Gresham and Owain Barton 09/11/2021

Scientists also identified different SARS-CoV-2 variants, suggesting there have...

FILE PHOTO: WHO team visits Wuhan Institute of Virology

‘Why I Still Believe SARS-CoV-2 Could Not Have Originated in a Lab’

Wendy Orent 30/10/2021

Lab-escape theories cannot clearly account for the evolution of...