In English – Sivu 11

2025-05-12 @ 9.37.48 ∈ In English

Your fingers wrinkle in the same pattern every time you’re in the water for too long, study shows

The research put subjects' fingers in water for 30 minutes, taking photos and then repeating the immersion under the same conditions at least 24 hours later. By comparing the images, German and Laytin found the same patterns of raised loops and ridges after both immersions.

2025-05-12 @ 9.31.51 ∈ In English

Where in the world are babies at the lowest risk of dying?

Japan, Sweden, and Finland are […] among the best, even when we adjust for reporting inconsistencies. The other Nordic countries — Denmark and Norway — also have very low mortality rates. Other countries, such as South Korea, perform extremely well when we look at deaths in the first month of life, but tend to fall behind the top performers when deaths in the following 11 months are also included.

2025-05-09 @ 7.11.26 ∈ In English

European Red Admiral butterfly sighted for first time in Himachal’s Dhauladhar mountain range

The species was observed near Dharamshala in the Dhauladhar mountain range, marking its maiden appearance in the country. […] Interestingly, there remain no confirmed records of the species from China, Mongolia, or Afghanistan[.]

2025-05-08 @ 6.58.38 ∈ In English

Mites Are a Made-Up Taxon: New Analysis Further Debunks Long-Held Classification

What scientists know as “mites” is almost certainly an artificial taxonomic group, according to recent phylogenetic analyses and studies using advanced microscopic techniques.

2025-05-07 @ 11.03.52 ∈ In English

A recently-discovered termite terminator is better, more targeted and won’t harm humans

UC Riverside researchers have found [a chemical preventing drywood termites from growing new exoskeletons. The chemical, bistrifluron is able to kill about 95% of a termite colony without off-target effects on mammals.]

2025-05-06 @ 12.20.34 ∈ In English

(Very niche, but very good for what it is)

Flattening Rust’s Learning Curve | corrode Rust Consulting

I see people make the same mistakes over and over again when learning Rust. Here are my thoughts (ordered by importance) on how you can ease the learning process.

2025-05-02 @ 14.33.13 ∈ In English

What makes people flourish? Results from a new survey

Indonesia is thriving. […] Mexico and the Philippines also show strong results. Even though these countries have less money than some others, people report strong family ties, spiritual lives and community support.

2025-05-02 @ 14.28.55 ∈ In English

(Video via ABC News; shark footage from 0:40 onwards)

Australian locals rescue great white shark stranded in shallow water

"It was either sick or … just tired," said Core, who was visiting with his family from Gold Coast in Queensland state. "We definitely got it into some deeper water, so hopefully it's swimming still."

2025-04-30 @ 18.44.28 ∈ In English

Which arm? Where you get your vaccine booster matters

Experiments in mice revealed the key to this lies in the lymph node closest to the vaccination site, where the vaccine response is generated. A clinical study in 30 volunteers who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine confirmed that the animal results also apply to humans.

2025-04-30 @ 18.38.56 ∈ In English

(Confusingly, the article doesn’t elaborate on how a resistance against what’s effectively a physical attack can possibly work, but apparently it’s mainly a resistance against the many bioactive substances that ticks need to inject into the host in order to feed successfully, according to another paper from 2020.)

Once bitten, animals develop resistance that shrinks tick population

[Researchers] at Washington State University found that once host animals were exposed to ticks, they developed resistance to bites that dramatically shrank the tick population going forward.