Jun 6, 2017 03:38 AM
Bat attacks on humans increasing due to urbanisation & deforestation
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scienc...68666.html
EXCERPT: Bats have been attacking humans in increasing numbers because their natural habitats are being destroyed through deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, scientists have found. In the last three months alone, vampire bats have bitten over 40 residents in the country’s north-eastern region, one of whom has died. The wave of night-time attacks has caused blood-soaked beds and inflicted deep wounds on victims, many of whom are being treated for possible rabies exposure....
Humans have been altering the environment for 11,500 years
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...years.html
EXCERPT: Scientists analyzed core samples stretching back over the past 220,000 years. [...] Researchers have discovered evidence to suggest humans altered Earth’s environmental processes as early as 11,500 years ago. Core samples from the Dead Sea basin have revealed erosion rates never seen in any known tectonic or climatic regimes from that era. The erosion occurred during the Neolithic Revolution, when humans began the shift toward an agricultural lifestyle, and researchers say understanding the ancient processes in this ‘natural laboratory’ could shed light on changes taking place today....
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scienc...68666.html
EXCERPT: Bats have been attacking humans in increasing numbers because their natural habitats are being destroyed through deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, scientists have found. In the last three months alone, vampire bats have bitten over 40 residents in the country’s north-eastern region, one of whom has died. The wave of night-time attacks has caused blood-soaked beds and inflicted deep wounds on victims, many of whom are being treated for possible rabies exposure....
Humans have been altering the environment for 11,500 years
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...years.html
EXCERPT: Scientists analyzed core samples stretching back over the past 220,000 years. [...] Researchers have discovered evidence to suggest humans altered Earth’s environmental processes as early as 11,500 years ago. Core samples from the Dead Sea basin have revealed erosion rates never seen in any known tectonic or climatic regimes from that era. The erosion occurred during the Neolithic Revolution, when humans began the shift toward an agricultural lifestyle, and researchers say understanding the ancient processes in this ‘natural laboratory’ could shed light on changes taking place today....