A guinea pig named Galaxionaut is aiming to follow Richard Branson and Jeff Bezo into space as part of a Congolese DIY rocket programme. Patrice Keka, 51, is an engineer, physicist and mathematician who is intending to send the intrepid rodent high above the earth’s atmosphere. Galaxionaut will be sent as a passenger and then … Read more
Look out Freddo! Aussie scientist discovers new ‘chocolate’ frog after braving disgusting rainforest swamps and hornet nests to catch some Australian scientist Steve Richards helps discover a new breed of chocolate frog He waded through fetid water and knee-high mud to access the tiny creatures Environment is so hostile Richards believes this is why they … Read more
A pet shop owner kept a Marmoset monkey in a cage designed for Guinea pigs in his flat and fed it dog food before it was injured falling from a balcony, a court heard. Joseph Ghessen, 39, who owns Cally Pets in Islington, North London, is alleged to have housed ‘Nicky’ in a cage at night … Read more
They’re hot to trot! Guinea pigs seduce potential mates by singing love songs and performing a rumba, scientists say Male guinea pigs have a personalised purr to attract mates, scientists found After a sniff and bit of grooming, they then move their hips in a rhythmic way Researchers from Brazil say their study is the … Read more
Message in a bottle makes 1,500-mile, two year journey across the Pacific to the shores of Papua New Guinea after being dropped overboard by American girl, 17, while sailing across Equator Niki Nie dropped a letter while sailing to the Marshall Islands from Vanuatu The message was found by Steven Amos on Panasesa island two years … Read more
This is the isolated tribe in Indonesia, where American heir Michael Rockefeller was supposedly murdered and eaten sixty years ago, before they renounced cannibalism and turned to Christianity. The images offer a rare glimpse of the Grand Valley Dani people, an ethnic group located in a remote part of western New Guinea in Indonesia. Their … Read more
New Guinea has the most diverse island plant life in the world according to researchers, who found it had 20 per cent more flora than Madagascar or Borneo. Experts from the University of Zurich examined 700,000 plant specimens from the southwestern Pacific island as part of a study into its ecosystem diversity. Two-thirds of the species … Read more
British Olympians were used as guinea pigs to test an experimental substance in a secret UK Sport project costing hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money in a bid to enhance their performance at London 2012, an MoS investigation has found. The so-called ‘novel nutritional intervention’ was fed to medal hopefuls during competition despite only … Read more
British Olympians were used as guinea pigs to test an experimental substance in a secret UK Sport project costing hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money in a bid to enhance their performance at London 2012, an MoS investigation has found. The so-called ‘novel nutritional intervention’ was fed to medal hopefuls during competition despite only … Read more
Why I became a virus ‘guinea pig’: Woman reveals the personal reason for devoting years to help vaccine study – as scientists warn we may end up needing several different jabs to ward off COVID-19 Linear Clinical Research running COVID-19 trial with a Chinese pharmaceutical Rachelle Kalic said her father’s Uber job loss motivated her … Read more