The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), says a new report released on Wednesday, including increasing the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans. According to the study, 70% of mammal species protected […]
A commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic, says a study led by McMaster University scientists. Researchers discovered that chlorpyrifos, which is banned for use on foods in Canada but widely sprayed on fruits and vegetables in many other parts of the world, slows down the burning of calories in the […]
According to the WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Delta variant of the Covid virus which was identified first in India has been found in about a hundred other countries across the world and has become the predominant virus strain across the world. “We are in a dangerous period of the pandemic. Hospitals overcrowding […]
