In a first, researchers at the&nbsp;Tel Aviv University have discovered an animal that does not require oxygen to survive. The parasite lives in salmon tissue and is believed to be a relative of the jellyfish. As the animal evolved, it gave up breathing and consuming oxygen to produce energy.&nbsp;The&nbsp;H. salminicola&nbsp;"steals ready-made nutrients" from salmon, inside which it lives. A study related to the discovery was published in the journal&nbsp;PNAS&nbsp;and expands the definition of what an animal could be.&nbsp;

In a first, researchers at the Tel Aviv University have discovered an animal that does not require oxygen to survive. The parasite lives in salmon tissue and is believed to be a relative of the jellyfish. As the animal evolved, it gave up breathing and consuming oxygen to produce energy. The H. salminicola "steals ready-made nutrients" from salmon, inside which it lives. A study related to the discovery was published in the journal PNAS and expands the definition of what an animal could be.

Formula One team, Mercedes has joined forces with medics to help combat coronavirus. The team&nbsp;helped develop a breathing aid&nbsp;that could keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care and ease some pressure on Britain&rsquo;s strained health services.&nbsp;Mercedes worked with engineers at the University College London&nbsp;and clinicians at University College Hospital&nbsp;on improving a device called Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, which bridges the gap between an oxygen mask and the need for full ventilation. 100 such devices are now being sent for a clinical trial.&nbsp;&nbsp;

British musician and composer John Miles and Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra didn't let the coronavirus&nbsp;lockdown dampen their spirits. Together, along with the producer of the 'Night Of The Proms', a classical concert series where they regularly perform, they put on a quarantine orchestra in which every member played their part separately on video. While Miles played the piano and sang in England, the others performed their parts elsewhere in Europe. They played John Miles' hit song 'Music', released back in 1975.

The Sesame Street Muppets are here to help children stay safe as the world grapples with the coronavirus crisis. Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster came together to remind young fans to stay safe and remember to wash their hands regularly. Ditching the toothbrush classic song Brushy Brush, Elmo's song has now been changed to Washy Wash. They've been featured in new public service animated spots and aim to spread comforting messages amid the health crisis.

Researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, affiliated to the Harvard Medical&nbsp;School, have revealed a new blood test that could detect more than 50 types of cancer. The study, published in the journal Annals of Oncology, shares that the test is based on&nbsp;DNA&nbsp;shed by tumours. It was developed using&nbsp;a machine learning algorithm, and is now being clinically trialled. The test could become a tool for early detection, but more research is needed to show how the test may work in a real cancer screening scenario.&nbsp;

As Argentina battles the global coronavirus pandemic, one resident in quarantine decided to channelise&nbsp;his creative&nbsp;energy into making face masks using a 3D printer and donating them to hospitals in need. Jorge Waisman began creating protective equipment along with 70 volunteers. He set up four 3D printers in his Buenos Aires home to make masks that cover the face completely along with chinstraps. In their first week of operation, they've created 500 masks and distributed them to 20 hospitals.

Google Arts &amp; Culture is letting you take a virtual tour of the most famous residence in the United States, the White House. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States located in Washington D.C.&nbsp;You can get an exclusive tour of the executive office building, a walk through the historical art work in the White House and get a chance to virtually stand in the lawn of the house. You can even get a sneak peak into the Vice President&rsquo;s Ceremonial Office, the Secretary of War suite, and the library.

To reach out to those in need amid the 21-day lockdown&nbsp;in the country,&nbsp;the Indian Railways has started offering free meals to people across railway stations at different locations in the country. 13 of Indian Railways' base kitchens are being used to enhance distribution of these meals. The food is distributed by the Railway Protection Force with help from some NGOs and volunteers. In New Delhi, the meals were offered at Shakurbasti and Nizamuddin stations while Agra, Prayagraj and Kanpur stations were also involved in the exercise.

A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen between Sunday and Monday from the Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam that was closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus, police and the museum said Monday.&nbsp;The value of the work, which was on loan from the Groningen Museum, was not immediately known.&nbsp;A team of forensics and art theft experts is studying video footage and questioning neighbours.

After similar announcements from several&nbsp;other brands, The Armani Group has also said that all four of its production sites in Italy are now making&nbsp;single-use medical overalls for health care staffers working to save lives amid the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic.&nbsp;Italy has been in lockdown since March 9&nbsp;to contain the spread of the virus and the death toll has passed 10,000 in the European nation.

As humans sit at home to prevent the coronavirus&nbsp;spread, more and more animals enjoy a stroll in the street. Most recently, an elephant was spotted walking on an empty road in Kerala. A similar scene was captured in Haridwar&nbsp;too, where the elephant was walking in the urban town at night.&nbsp;

According to a CNBC&nbsp;report, American manufacturer of pharmaceutical and personal goods Johnson &amp; Johnson will begin human trials for a coronavirus&nbsp;vaccine in September this year. The company added that the Covid-19 vaccine&nbsp;could be ready for&nbsp;emergency use authorization by early 2021, if the candidate works out well. The same report also mentions that J&amp;J has increased its manufacturing capacity across the world to manufacture and distribute the potential vaccine quickly.&nbsp;

While everyone is doing their best to raise awareness about the coronavirus, a team of policemen in Pune&nbsp;have chosen singing as their medium of messaging.&nbsp;They are singing with placards in their jurisdiction and catching people's attention in a unique way.&nbsp;

Swedish fast fashion retailer H&amp;M has become the first to come to the rescue of its suppliers, who are largely based in Bangladesh and India. The retailer announced that it will take the shipment of its products that have already been produced, as many of its competitors cancel orders amid store closures owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. 'We will stand by our commitments to our garment manufacturing suppliers,' the retailer said in a statement.&nbsp;

The National Restaurant Association of India has asked for a helping hand from mall owners. The industry body has urged mall owners to waive off rent for three months and switch to a profit-sharing model for the next sixth months as restaurateurs&nbsp;stare at a bleak near future for eateries. According to the Economic Times, some owners including the&nbsp;Lulu group, Lodha group, Forum and Vegas have agreed to provide interim relief, others say they will be unable to do the same unless they receive some relief themselves.&nbsp;

Australian researchers are about to kick-start&nbsp;large-scale human testing to see if a vaccine used for decades to prevent tuberculosis can protect health workers from Covid-19.&nbsp;The trial of the BCG vaccine will be conducted with 4,000 health workers in hospitals around Australia to determine if it can reduce COVID-19 symptoms and is expected to begin a few weeks, researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne said. Researchers hope that improving people's "innate" immunity against COVID-19 symptoms would buy time to develop a specific vaccine against the disease.

Joining the Covid-19 fight, Indian designer Sabyasachi&nbsp;has pledged Rs. 10 million from his personal funds towards the&nbsp;Prime Minister&rsquo;s National Relief Fund and Rs. 5 million the Chief Minister of West Bengal&rsquo;s Relief Fund. The Kolkata-based fashion designer, who's known to dress global celebrities, announced the news on Instagram.&nbsp;

To avoid visitors flocking to a former limestone quarry in Harpur Hill, the England police has dyed the stunning blue lagoon black!&nbsp;Last wee, UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson&nbsp;banned residents from leaving their homes&nbsp;to prevent the spread of the&nbsp;novel coronavirus. However, people were still seen visiting the quarry, which is a popular tourist attraction. To avoid crowding, the&nbsp;Buxton police department shared in a&nbsp;Facebook post that they used water dye to make it look less appealing.&nbsp;

Joining the battle against the global coronavirus pandemic, American shoe manufacturing company Crocs announced that it is giving away free footwear to health care workers on the frontline of the battle in the United States. The new campaign&nbsp;allows medical staff like doctors and nurses to choose a free pair under two of the brands' categories. The company is willing to ship up to 10,000 pairs a day to assist health care workers in a show of respect towards them.

IIT-Bombay has come up with two mobile applications that can track violations by people supposed to be in quarantine.&nbsp;While 'Corontine' can register asymptomatic carriers and track them to check if they are confined to their quarantined zones, the other app 'Safe' checks for violations by those asked to be home-quarantined. Proposals regarding both the&nbsp;apps have been sent to various authorities, including officials in the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Niti Aayog, the Maharashtra government and the BMC, according to reports.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi&nbsp;has been quite active on social media with awareness messages about social distancing and staying at home.&nbsp;Responding to a question asked on his monthly radio address "Mann ki Baat" on Sunday, he tweeted&nbsp;the fitness routine he's been following during this time.&nbsp;"I hope you also begin practising yoga regularly," he wrote.

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