As over-farming wipes out food sources in Africa, chimpanzees are now eating disease-ridden bat guano… which could trigger the next pandemic, experts warn

The photos, taken with a motion-sensitive trail camera, capture the following: A) A pile of guano at the entrance to a tree cavity where a bat roosts; B) A chimpanzee eating guano; C) A black and white colobus monkey eating guano; D) A Redbuck, an antelope, eats bird droppings.

Chimpanzees in a protected forest in Uganda are being forced to eat disease-carrying bat guano due to over-farming, which experts fear could trigger the next pandemic. Scientists observed chimpanzees, monkeys …

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Antarctic ice shelf the size of France is suddenly jumping twice a day, scientists warn it could trigger devastating ice quakes

Ice shelves are permanently floating sheets of ice connected to land.Pictured is the Ross Ice Shelf, the largest ice shelf in Antarctica.

Antarctica’s largest ice shelf is moving and could trigger icequakes, a new study warns. Researchers found that the Ross Ice Shelf, an ice platform covering nearly 200,000 square miles, an …

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Scientists worry ‘zombie’ deer disease could spread to humans after first case of deadly brain virus found in Yellowstone National Park that makes animals drool and not fear humans

Scientists warn that the virus, dubbed

Scientists are warning that a virus dubbed “zombie deer disease” could spread to humans after the first case was discovered in Yellowstone National Park last month. The deadly brain virus, …

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China’s top-secret space shuttle is sending a powerful signal over North America, months after the United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon gathering intelligence from military sites

China's top-secret space plane launched last week into orbit with five unidentified objects that are now sending powerful signals to Earth.Pictured is a shot of a space plane in orbit

China’s top-secret space shuttle launched into orbit last week is sending a strong message over North America. The spacecraft, called Shenlong, named after the dragon in Chinese mythology, released six …

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