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Groundbreaking Immunization Against Lyme Disease Takes Aim at the Microbiomes of Ticks and Mosquitoes
The glory days for some of the most debilitating pathogenic diseases may be numbered thanks to a new class of immunizations that change the...
Some People Are Magnets for Mosquitoes – It Could Be the Soap They’re Using
Why some people are mosquito magnets might be due to which soap they use in the shower, according to new research, as the pesky...
Science Shows What Actually Repels and Doesn’t Repel Mosquitoes: DEET, Citronella, Blood Type Myths Busted
With summer barbecue season well underway in the Northern Hemisphere, many of us are wondering if those citronella candles are even working to keep...
Breakthrough For Kenyan Scientists Who Discover Natural Microbe That Completely Stops Malaria in Mosquitoes
Kenyan scientists discovered a microbe–Microsporidia MB–inside some mosquitoes that completely protects them from malaria infection which spreads to humans.
Brazil’s New Zika Strategy: Billboards Smell Like Humans to Attract and Kill Mosquitoes
This billboard may remind us of a giant fly swatter, and it actually kills mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus —by smelling like humans.
The...
Biotechnology Firm Run By Teens Wants to Use Mosquitoes to Carry Vaccines
Provita Pharmaceutical is working on a project (with funding from the Gates Foundation) to use mosquitoes to help carry vaccines against the West Nile...
Cape Verde Becomes the First African Country in 50 Years to Eradicate Malaria
Becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to eliminate Malaria in half a century, Cape Verde has gone three years without a single case of...
New Oxford Malaria Vaccine is ‘Huge Advance’ to Protect Children From Deadly Killer
A new vaccine from Oxford, called R21, has been shown to be not only effective for the prevention of malaria in children, but also...
Smell of Simple Fragrance While Sleeping Produces Major Memory Boost in Older Adults
When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memories skyrocketed. Participants in the study...
Leslie Dart has Planted 372,290 Trees Across Canada Over the Past 3 Summers and Inspired So Many Others
A young woman in Canada's Saskatchewan Province recently garnered 8.7 million views on a TikTok video of her planting 4,545 trees in a single...
Your Inspiring Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
New Mosquito Repellent Works Better Than DEET, is Safer, and Smells Good
One of the most studied insect repellents in history, DEET has long been the first line of defense against mosquitoes for campers and field...
Give Your Feline Some Catnip – Getting Hooked on it Has Benefits
Catnip, renowned for bringing an adrenaline-like rush to even the most docile cats, has actually been discovered to have distinct benefits.
It is widely accepted...
Avoid Mosquito Bites by Ditching These Colors of Clothing This Summer
Finally, some research we can all use right away—especially if you're prone to being bitten by mosquitoes more than anyone around you. It could...
New Online Map Shows You the Local Mosquito Forecast for the Week
What's on the to-do list for a late-spring barbecue? Go shopping, sweep the deck, clean the grill, and check the mosquito forecast...
That's right, Google...
We Can Now Use CRISPR Gene Editing on Ticks – to Fight Lyme Disease in Humans
Reducing tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, may now be possible thanks to two new gene editing methods developed by researchers.
The methods could allow...
Landmark Trial Successfully Eliminates Invasive, Disease Carrying Mosquito Spreading Dengue, Yellow Fever and Zika
In a first for the Southern Hemisphere, researchers have shown a bacteria can successfully sterilize and eradicate the invasive, disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito which...
Abandoned Airport Turned into Sensory Experience Park Providing Green Refuge in Crowded Taiwan City
An abandoned airport in Taiwan has been chosen as the stage for an exciting project in landscape architecture, blending green spaces with sensory experiences...
‘Miraculous’ Mosquito Hack Cuts Dengue Disease Rate by 77%
Just as mosquitoes and the diseases they carry plague tropical societies, the harnessing of the mosquito society's own plague, Wolbachia bacteria, is helping Indonesia combat Dengue...
Landmark Malaria Vaccine is 77% Effective, Tackling One of World’s Biggest Killers of Young Children
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on the planet because they spread yellow fever, dengue, encephalitis, and malaria, which killed 400,000 people in...