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A new road map shows how to prevent pandemics

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Want to limit the transfer of viruses between animals and humans? A new report gives examples of how to do that by keeping ecosystems intact.

The pandemic prevention road map, published March 26 in Nature Communications, recommends protecting or restoring places where animals forage and rest, and minimizing human-wildlife encounters in more developed areas.

Most outbreaks of previously unknown infectious diseases, like COVID-19 or HIV, are caused when a virus jumps from an animal to a human. That jumping

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Britain’s forgotten sunken lands: Incredible interactive map reveals the ancient islands swallowed by the sea – from ‘Yorkshire’s Atlantis’ to Doggerland

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Scientists often warn about the wild weather caused by climate change. 

In fact, history shows that entire settlements can be engulfed by intense storms and heaving waves that intensify coastal erosion. 

Now, MailOnline’s incredible new interactive map pinpoints these ‘lost lands’ dotted around Britain, from ‘Yorkshire’s Atlantis’ to the lush plains of Doggerland. 

These British settlements are far from mythical, as the historical records and physical evidence offer proof that they definitely existed. 

In some cases, scientists are on a

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The largest 3-D map of the universe reveals hints of dark energy’s secrets

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A massive survey of the cosmos is revealing new details of one of the most mysterious facets of the universe, dark energy. Intriguingly, when combined with other observations, the data hint that dark energy, commonly thought to maintain a constant density over time, might evolve along with the cosmos.

The result is “an adrenaline shot to the cosmology community,” says physicist Daniel Scolnic of Duke University, who was not involved with the new study.

Dark energy, an invisible enigma that

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Fascinating map reveals the WORST reviewed three-star Michelin restaurants in the US – from the $325-a-meal Chicago eatery serving ‘inedible’ chocolate caviar to ‘catastrophic’ $750 sushi in New York

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These fancy, highly-acclaimed restaurants have certainly left a bad taste with some customers.

DailyMail.com has analyzed reviews left by Tripadvisor users to find some the worst ratings for three-star Michelin eateries in the US.

Despite their merit and high price points, there are seven restaurants with dozens of reviews deeming them ‘poor’ or ‘terrible.’ 

Bite your way down to see some of the complaints dished out by disgruntled diners – with everything from poor customer service and inedible dishes to

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How big is the universe? Mind-boggling interactive map reveals the sheer scale of objects across the cosmos – with more Suns than grains of sand on Earth

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Sometimes even being in a big city can be enough to make you feel small.

But looking up into the empty vastness of space, the sheer size of the universe is almost impossible to comprehend. 

This incredible interactive graphic lets you explore the sheer scale of our universe, and get some appreciation for our small place within it. 

As we zoom out from our human perspective we see that the city that once seemed so overwhelming is only a tiny

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The monsters next door: Map reveals where dangerous pets including White Rhinos, venomous Gila monsters and Kangaroos are being kept as PETS in the US

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The death of a young Colorado man this month at the hands of his illegal pet Gila monster could have easily happened in Montana, where it’s actually legal to keep the venomous reptile as an animal companion.

State laws vary wildly as to what exotic and dangerous creatures are either outright prohibited as pets, acceptable with a permit, or totally unregulated across the US.   

Tennessee residents, for example, might be shocked to learn that their neighbors are just a few

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Mount Everest is turning into the world’s highest garbage dump: Shocking map reveals the sheer scale of rubbish left on the mountain

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At a dizzying height of 29,029 feet (8,848 metres), climbing Mount Everest is one of the greatest challenges on Earth. 

But climbers are now creating an even bigger challenge for those who have to clean up after them as Mount Everest risks becoming the world’s highest garbage dump.   

Experts estimate that there could be as much as 50 tonnes of rubbish left on the mountain, while Everest Base Camp churns out 75 tonnes of garbage every season.

The waste problem

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How likely is a car thief to be caught where you live? Just 2% are charged – use our map to see where YOUR area sits

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Car thieves are almost certain to evade the police and avoid criminal charges in England and Wales, shocking new figures reveal.

Official data shared with This is Money suggests forces across the country are failing miserably at catching those responsible for stealing an increasing volume of vehicles from our streets, which in turn has sparking a big jump in insurance premiums for all drivers.

The nation’s motorists have been under a siege of rising motor crime in recent years, which

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Where are U.S. earthquakes most likely? A new map shows the hazard risks

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Some 230 million people in the United States face the potential of damaging earthquakes in 100 years, according to the latest U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model, or NSHM. That’s about 40 million more people than the NHSM previously suggested.

“This hazard model forecasts where we think the future earthquakes will occur,” and moreover, where there’s “the chance of having any damage from an earthquake,” says geophysicist Mark Petersen of the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver.

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