Are feared to have died after becoming infected with the virus. Spain records its lowest number of deaths this week, as the government says the crisis might be reaching its peak there. Theres also been a downward turn in coronavirus deaths in italy, the country thats suffered the highest number of fatalities. New york the epicentre of americas outbreak suffers its worst day as 630 deaths are recorded in the past 2a hours. And sir keir starmer becomes labour leader and promises to work with the government to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Theyre used to selling to pubs, restaurants and School Kitchens but wholesalers are now helping to feed the family, after the coronavirus closed the door to the hospitality industry. Some suppliers are also providing hundreds of thousands of food parcels for elderly and Vulnerable People. Our business correspondent
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MONROE COUNTY — When we think about insects in our yards and gardens, our first thought is probably not about all the many good things they do. But make no
coronavirus has struck dozens of people and put an entire region on edge. gao s team gave the world the first glimpse of its new enemy. each coronavirus particle filled with genetic instructions called rna and covered in a corona, or crown, of protein spikes. inhale one of these viruses, and the spikes latch on to cells in our airways. the spikes then change shape, fusing the virus and the cell together. at this point the virus can replicate, and fast. and take another look at that spike. you will be hearing a lot more about it. while most of the world remained largely oblivious to the potential threat, gao s
Image: Taiping Gao
Scientists are challenging the reported discovery of fossilized lice-like bugs crawling through dinosaur feathers, but the original researchers are standing by their interpretation. Y’all know what this means, right? Science fight!
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In this corner, we have a team led by Taiping Gao from Capital Normal University in China. Back in 2019, this group claimed to have discovered a previously unknown louse-like insect, dubbed
Mesophthirus engeli, found trapped in Burmese amber. A total of 10 specimens were found in two chunks of amber, all dating back some 100 million years ago to the mid-Cretaceous. Damaged dinosaur feathers were also detected within the amber fossils, prompting the scientists to declare it the oldest known example of dinosaur parasitism in the fossil record. Their resulting peer-reviewed paper was published in Nature Communications.
bio diverse terrestrial ecosystems anywhere on the planet. forests are not only vital in mitigating climate change, the botanists hope to find plants with untold potential. they get to work collecting specimens. we don t know what it is. it could be a philodendron. beautiful. one of the local guides believes that he has chanced on something extraordinary. this, we actually don t know exactly what it is.