Do these seven things really stop mosquitoes biting you?
An expert on mosquito ecology provides top tips to avoid being bitten by these pesky insects.
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Want to eat less meat and dairy? Here are your options for getting enough protein
If you’re cutting down on meat, processed plant-based meat alternatives aren’t the only options.
Garden birds are struggling: four ways to help
Clean bird feeders and grow insect-friendly plants.
How working part‑time makes pitcher plants more effective ant killers
Sometimes less can be more. Carnivorous pitcher plants from the tropical island of Borneo (Brunei) demonstrate this quite impressively. These plants use funnel-shaped pitfall traps, or pitchers, with slippery…
Male butterflies mark their mates with a stench to ‘turn off’ rival suitors
The stench was once thought to originate from plants, but scientists have now pin-pointed its true origin.
Some mushrooms glow in the dark – here’s why
Luminous fungi have evolved pale green light to attract insects to spread their spores.
Mosquitoes might be attracted to certain colours – new research
Could this study provide an insight into how to avoid being bitten simply by adjusting the colours we wear? Let’s take a look.
Moths and bats have been in an evolutionary battle for millions of years – and we’re still uncovering their tricks
Research has revealed how earless moths manage to avoid bat attacks - by evolving sophisticated acoustic tricks.
Could friendly bacteria be used to treat cancer?
What started with a study of diseases transmitted by mosquitos, could end with a new way of treating cancer.
Controlling mosquito sex lives is one way to fight malaria
Controlling malaria is a war being waged on many fronts. Mosquito nets and coils repel mosquitoes from their human feast; vaccines protect us from the inside and environmental measures clear the stagnant…
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