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The virus may have jumped from animal to human in a local wet market, such as this one in Wuhan.

How identifying hotspots of zoonotic disease could prevent another pandemic

Researchers have developed a tool to assess wildlife markets for risks of zoonotic outbreaks.

Naftali Bennett (right) was sworn-in as Israeli prime minister last month.

Israeli government loses key vote on citizenship law

Naftali Bennett's government failed to gain support to extend a ban on citizenship to Palestinian spouses of Israelis.

The so-called zombie frog is one of three new species recently described by scientists.

Meet the 'zombie frog' - a new species found in the Amazon

This new species of frog might already be endangered as deforestation rates continue to go up in the Amazon.

A file photograph of Eswatini's King, Mswati III.

King Mswati III of Eswatini sitting 'on a powder keg'

A clampdown by security forces against pro-democracy protesters in Eswatini has left scores dead. Many factors led to unprecedented violence in Africa

The Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane carrying troops that crashed at Patikul.

Philippine military recover plane crash black box

Investigators are still searching for answers as to what caused the crash of the Lockheed C-130 over the weekend, killing 52 people.

Boris Johnson, a file photograph.

Boris Johnson confirms likely July 19 end to COVID rules

UK premier Boris Johnson has said most remaining restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 in England will probably be lifted as planned on July 19.

The police and army patrolling mostly empty streets in the capital Dhaka.

Bangladesh struggles to rein in COVID delta variant

The government has deployed the military in an effort to control the surge in COVID infections, which are blamed largely on the highly infectious delt

On board the 'Ocean Viking'.

Ocean Viking ship rescues more than 500 migrants in the Mediterranean

The aid agency SOS Mediterranee says it has saved a total of 572 people in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days. Those rescued include more than 100 c

Nicholas Dlamini.

Nicholas Dlamini: From a South African township to the Tour de France and beyond

Dlamini was the only Black professional cyclist at the Tour de France and the first Black South African ever to race there. Despite his elimination fr

Elisa Loncon, ahead of the Chilean National Congress for the first Constituent Assembly session in Santiago, on July 4, 2021.

Indigenous woman chosen as president of Chile’s new Constitutional Assembly

The inauguration of the architects of Chile's post-dictatorship constitution was interrupted by clashes between police and protesters.

When we age, we often have trouble recognizing the people we love.

New memory cells found in brain

Scientists say they have found a new class of memory cells in the brain that remind us who we know and why.

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