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2024-08-23 @ 11.15.44 ∈ In English

Mosquitoes sense infrared from body heat to help track humans down, study shows
Infrared radiation from a source roughly the temperature of human skin doubled the insects' overall host-seeking behavior when combined with CO2 and human odor. […] It's only in the context of other cues, such as elevated CO2 and human odor that IR makes a [difference;] infrared alone has no impact.
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2024-08-22 @ 17.58.28 ∈ In English

Chasing Shadows: Geolocate Images with Bellingcat’s Shadow Finder Tool - bellingcat
Use this new tool to narrow down your search area from the entire globe to just a handful of countries and locations.
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2024-08-18 @ 8.32.28 ∈ In English

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Why for some it's not easy for some to pronounce KAMALA!
Why Kamala Harris's pronunciation of her own name isn't so straightforward for Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart of the podcast 'The Rest is Politics'
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2024-08-16 @ 9.06.44 ∈ In English

Minuscule wasps enlisted to fight off moths in new pest control strategy
Rentokil plans to release entosite parasitoid wasps into the nooks and crannies of museums, heritage sites and homes to stop moth infestations. The minuscule wasps measure less than 0.5mm in size, and they stop moths reproducing by parasitising their eggs and laying their own eggs inside the moth eggs, preventing the larvae from hatching.
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2024-08-15 @ 16.58.59 ∈ In English

Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60
The first wave of changes included molecules linked to cardiovascular disease and the ability to metabolise caffeine, alcohol and lipids. The second wave of changes included molecules involved in immune regulation, carbohydrate metabolism and kidney function. Molecules linked to skin and muscle ageing changed at both time points.
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2024-07-30 @ 14.29.25 ∈ In English

New study finds people alter their appearance to suit their names
A new study has found that people tend to alter their appearance to suit their names. The researchers sought to determine whether parents choose a baby name based on what seems fitting for the baby’s appearance, or if individuals’ facial appearances change over the years to align with the social stereotypes associated with their names.
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2024-07-29 @ 19.40.51 ∈ In English

What will climate feel like in 60 years?
To find places that have a climate today most similar to the expected future climate in your city, the web app uses some fancy number crunching for thousands of cities, towns, and suburbs across the globe to answer the question: If I wanted to experience what my city’s climate is expected to be like in the future, where should I go? We suspect the answer will surprise you.
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2024-07-27 @ 10.58.45 ∈ In English

200,000,000 observations on iNaturalist! · iNaturalist
This week iNaturalist passed another big observation milestone: 200,000,000 verifiable observations! It took iNaturalist 14 years to reach 100 million and just 2 more years to reach 200 million. […] Let’s take a closer look at these observations as 200 dots where each represents 1 million observations.
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2024-07-27 @ 10.44.13 ∈ In English

Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact, research finds
This is the first evidence to suggest that the amount of static electricity an animal accumulates is a trait that can be adaptive, and thus evolution can act upon it by natural selection.