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Human Diet Drugs Kill Mosquitoes' Appetite Too
7:43pm, 16th February, 2019

Human Diet Drugs Kill Mosquitoes' Appetite Too

When researchers fed mosquitoes a drug used to treat people for obesity, the insects were less interested in hunting for their next human meal ticket. Karen Hopkin reports.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Predicting climate change
7:41pm, 16th February, 2019

Predicting climate change

(ETH Zurich) Thomas Crowther, ETH Zurich identifies long-disappeared forests available for restoration across the world. In his AAAS session, Crowther describes how such an effort, could absorb as much as 135 gigatons of atmospheric carbon. Crowther...
Does Eating Organic Reduce Cancer Risk?
1:05pm, 16th February, 2019

Does Eating Organic Reduce Cancer Risk?

A recent study claims to confirm that eating organic can reduce your risk of getting cancer. But a closer look at the details reveals a different story-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Tiny fibers create unseen plastic pollution
11:40am, 16th February, 2019

Tiny fibers create unseen plastic pollution

(Penn State) While the polyester leisure suit was a 1970s mistake, polyester and other synthetic fibers like nylon are still around and are a major contributor to the microplastics load in the environment, according to a Penn State materials scientis...