A growing body of evidence suggests leprosy may have had zoonotic origins and spread to human beings from some species of animals. In The British Isles in mediæval times, the disease may have spread to humans from Eurasian red squirrels, a new study published in the journal Current Biology suggested, the British Broadcasting Corporation and The Hindu newspaper reported. The researchers studied human and red squirrel bones from archaeological sites in Winchester, southern England, and...
Renowned English conservationist, primatologist, world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, and U.N. Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall turns 90 today. Born April 3, 1934, Jane Goodall was just 26 years old when she followed her passion for wildlife to Gombe, Tanzania, where she began her groundbreaking research into the social and family interactions of chimpanzees in the wild. Her work changed forever humans’ understanding of our relationship with the animal kingdom. Her work extends beyond scientific innovations,...
