Scientific Reports
2024-02-05 @ 20.10.31 ∈ In English
Getting rid of bed bugs: Trickier than ever
[Tropical] bed bugs have turned up in the United States, Sweden, Italy, Norway, Finland, China, Japan, France, Central Europe, Spain — “even in Russia, which would have once been unthinkable,” says [Chow-Yang] Lee, of the University of California, Riverside.
2023-12-14 @ 20.39.22 ∈ In English
New study reveals characteristics that are shared among a group of uniquely gifted dogs
Science now has documented that some rare dogs are even more special. They have a talent for learning hundreds of names of dog toys. Due to the extreme rarity of this phenomenon, until recently, very little was known about these dogs, as most of the studies that documented this ability included only a small sample of one or two dogs.
2023-10-31 @ 14.57.05 ∈ Suomeksi
2023-09-06 @ 16.39.17 ∈ In English
Scientists spice up their anti-mosquito weaponry with mustard
Of the four seed meal types, garden cress proved the most lethal, killing more than 95 percent of mosquito larvae after only 24 hours and 100 percent in less than 48 hours. All seed meals were toxic to the larvae, except for a pennycress treatment that had been heated.
2021-12-21 @ 13.52.47 ∈ In English
Genetic determinants of liking and intake of coffee and other bitter foods and beverages - Scientific Reports
In summary, our genetic analysis suggests the psychostimulant effects of caffeine outweighs the bitterness of caffeine. A greater preference for caffeine based on genetic differences in the physiological effects of caffeine leads to a stronger preference for the taste/smell of coffee and dark chocolate. Similarly, greater sensitivity to the adverse physiological effects of caffeine was associated with avoiding the taste of coffee.
2021-12-17 @ 20.17.08 ∈ In English
The first true millipede: new species with more than 1,000 legs discovered in Western Australia
The species, which is the first “true” millipede, has 1,306 legs and was found up to 60 metres underground in a mining area in the Eastern Goldfields region of WA. […] It breaks the previous record set by Illacme plenipes, which is found in central California and has up to 750 legs.
