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A Malay pangolin climbing a Lychee tree. Credit: Jinping Chen Mammals known as scaly anteaters are natural hosts of coronaviruses, but are not likely the direct source of the recent outbreak in humans, according to a study published today (May 14, 2020) in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Jinping Chen of the Guangdong Institute of…

Ever since her inclusion in President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet in 2018, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has established herself as a key player in the national executive. And over the last two years she has seemingly emerged as one of the president's most effective operators. It doesn't look like she's leading an insurrection, argues Pieter du Toit.She’s been…

By Layal Liverpool Drunk bats would be a flight risk KEVIN ELSBY/Alamy Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, bats and other mammals with a diet that contains lots of fruit and nectar may be the best in the animal kingdom at metabolising their alcohol. Fruits and nectars are rich sources of energy that many animals rely on. However,…

3 Bay Area counties share data in report published by CDC By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE Updated 2:22 pm PDT, Monday, April 20, 2020 FILE: EMTs move a stretcher at the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Hayward, Calif. FILE: EMTs move a stretcher at the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center on…