SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, evolved after several different coronaviruses merged into one, a study has found. Scientists came to the conclusion while trying to understand the evolutionary history of the coronavirus in a bid to help make a vaccine. High-resolution images reveal the spike on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 is 97 per cent … Read more
A virus 96 per cent identical to the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was found in an abandoned mine in China seven years ago, according to an investigation. The bat-infested copper mine in Mojiang, western China, was home to a coronavirus that left six adult men sick with pneumonia and three of them dead. Scientists took … Read more
New video footage has been posted online showing the remnants of a missile strike, and giving the closest look yet at a mysterious new weapon dubbed the ‘ninja missile’. The footage was shared on Wednesday by security analyst Nick Waters, who specializes in investigating drone strikes for investigative team Bellingcat. It shows the charred and … Read more
Interstellar comet Borisov DID survive its closest approach to the Sun in its journey through the Solar System – but partially broke apart in the process Astronomers say the comet ‘partially broke up’ as it reached inner solar system They plan to study the material it left behind to find out more about its makeup … Read more
Eighty years ago this past week, the British and French armies were in the midst of the most calamitous defeat in their combined history. Churchill and Lord Halifax are pictured above Eighty years ago this past week, the British and French armies were in the midst of the most calamitous defeat in their combined history. … Read more