Are you a mosquito magnet? It could be your smell
A new study finds that some people really are "mosquito magnets" and it probably has to do with the way they smell......»»
Fish display distinct individual behaviors when swimming to find food, finds study
Fish from the same species can evolve their sense of smell and display individual foraging 'personalities' to successfully find food in different habitats, according to new research......»»
If I’m not supposed to smell the Steam Deck vents, why do they smell so good?
Apparently, you aren't supposed to smell the fumes coming off your new Steam Deck, but that probably won't stop me......»»
Earliest-known fossil mosquito suggests males were bloodsuckers too
Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on December 4 have found the earliest-known fossil mosquito in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon. What's more, the well-preserved insects are two males of the same species with piercing mouthpart.....»»
Indonesia"s coal love affair still aflame despite pledges
Sania sits in front of her home in Indonesia, less than a kilometer from Southeast Asia's biggest coal complex, where chimneys pump dark gray smoke and a chemical smell into the air......»»
Australian mosquito species found to target frogs" noses
A pair of environmental and life scientists, one with the University of Newcastle, in Australia, the other the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research, has found that one species of mosquito native to Australia targets only the noses of f.....»»
Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows
When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell......»»
Can Apple de-fingerprint the midnight MacBook Air, or will space black replace it?
If you’ve bought a midnight-colored , the smudge factor is already baked in. If the fingerprint magnet color sticks around, though, I wonder if Apple could apply the same anodization seal technique to midnight that it’s using with space black......»»
How mosquito-controlling bacteria might also enhance insect fertility
A new study reveals biological mechanisms by which a specific strain of bacteria in the Wolbachia genus might enhance the fertility of the insects it infects—with potentially important implications for mosquito-control strategies. Shelbi Russell of.....»»
How eggs of the Zika-carrying mosquito survive desiccation
Eggs of the mosquito that carries Zika virus can tolerate extended desiccation by altering their metabolism, according to a new study published October 24th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Anjana Prasad, Sunil Laxman, and colleagues at the.....»»
Study elucidates evolution of mosquitoes and their hosts
Researchers at North Carolina State University and global collaborators have mapped the mosquito's tree of life, a major step toward understanding important traits, such as how the insects choose their hosts, feed on blood and spread disease. The fin.....»»
Research reveals how smell can influence our perception of color
The University of Liverpool is part of a new study that reveals for the first time how particular scents can influence our perception of color......»»
Nanoscale rust: The future of magnets?
Every motor we use needs a magnet. University of Manitoba researcher Rachel Nickel is studying how rust could make those magnets cheaper and easier to produce......»»
Discovery in mosquitoes could lead to new strategy against dengue fever and other mosquito-borne vectors
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an important finding about Aedes aegypti mosquitoes—one that could one day lead to better methods for reducing the mosqui.....»»
Your unique body odor could identify who you are and provide insights into your health, all from the touch of a hand
From the aroma of fresh-cut grass to the smell of a loved one, you encounter scents in every part of your life. Not only are you constantly surrounded by odor, you're also producing it. And it is so distinctive that it can be used to tell you apart f.....»»
Generating biskyrmions in a rare earth magnet
Magnetic skyrmions have received much attention as promising, topologically protected quasiparticles with applications in spintronics. Skyrmions are small, swirling topological magnetic excitations with particle-like properties. Nevertheless, the low.....»»
ATLAS experiment places some of the tightest limits yet on magnetic monopoles
Magnets, those everyday objects we stick to our fridges, all share a unique characteristic: they always have both a north and a south pole. Even if you tried breaking a magnet in half, the poles would not separate—you would only get two smaller dip.....»»
New set of equations predicts hydrodynamic behavior of magnons in a magnet
The term "quantum transport" may conjure images of a fantastic futuristic commuting option. In condensed matter physics, however, this is a fundamental concept in the hydrodynamics of electrons in solid and fluid materials......»»
German circus replaces live animals with holograms
The smell of sawdust and popcorn fills the air. The clowns, acrobats and magicians are all in place......»»
Scientists spice up their anti-mosquito weaponry with mustard
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that seed meal from plants in the mustard family can kill mosquito larvae, which start their lives in stagnant water before emerging into winged adults that take to the air in search.....»»
AI "nose" predicts smells from molecular structures
In a major breakthrough, scientists have built a tool to predict the odor profile of a molecule, just based on its structure. It can identify molecules that look different but smell the same, as well as molecules that look very similar but smell tota.....»»