A team of scientists has produced evidence that the pandemic virus is ‘uniquely adapted to infect humans’, raising fresh questions over whether its origins were natural or could have occurred in a laboratory. Professor Nikolai Petrovsky, a top vaccine researcher who headed the Australian team, said the virus was ‘not typical of a normal zoonotic … Read more
Network 10 claims they ‘weren’t aware of the nature of the charges’ against MasterChef star Ben Ungermann when he was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl By Chloe-lee Longhetti and Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:01 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 03:11 BST, 21 May 2020 Network 10 … Read more
Daily contact with the joys of nature is good for our health and happiness, new survey reveals People who usually feel little connection to nature benefit the most from nature Major study finds that daily contact with nature is good for health and happiness Researchers used 1,000 survey responses of people exploring nature every day … Read more
HENDERSON HIGH INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST: The fund valiantly battling to live up to its name By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:09 BST, 10 May 2020 Although it’s still not quite halfway through its financial year, investment trust Henderson High Income is valiantly battling to … Read more
IN these strange times, it seems fitting to share with you a tale of rock ’n’ roll isolation. It involves the Lennon and McCartney of hard rock . . . Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. 8 Fifty years ago Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant took time out to escape from the wild excesses of touringCredit: … Read more
The biggest rhodedendron in Britain? Enormous, 30ft high plant has bloomed… but coronavirus lockdown means nature lovers will not be able to admire it this year Dazzling bush of pink flowers is at South Lodge Hotel in Horsham, West Sussex It was planted 120 years ago by Victorian explorer Frederick Du Cane Godman Hotel’s gardeners … Read more
Soar with the peregrine, be gripped with passion for the Cairngorms and marvel at how trees secretly communicate with each other — all from the comfort of your armchair with the very best in nature writing. Perfectly still water at sunset at Loch Morlich, Glenmore Forest, Cairngorms National Park The Peregrine by J.A. Baker ‘Wherever … Read more
British scientific journal Nature apologises for naming the coronavirus after the Chinese city of Wuhan ‘which may have fuelled racist attacks across the world’ The science journal apologised for ‘associating’ the virus with China and Wuhan In an editorial, the publication wrote: ‘That we did so was an error on our part’ They said the … Read more
Rita Wilson joins Hip Hop Hooray remix with Naughty By Nature for COVID-19 relief after recovering from disease with husband Tom Hanks By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 23:15 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 23:34 BST, 6 April 2020 Rita Wilson is joining the Naughty By Nature remix of their 1993 hit Hip Hop … Read more
Nature reclaims the city: Alligator strides through deserted shopping center in South Carolina as locals stay home amid coronavirus pandemic An alligator was seen confidently walking onto a sidewalk at Barefoot Landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Clifford Sosis shot video of the alligator strolling around the outdoor shopping area on Wednesday, which is usually busy … Read more