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In the future, locusts could possibly sniff out explosives
Because locusts detect smells through their antennae, the researchers will implant electrodes into …
Molly Sequin
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A swarm of locusts of biblical proportions is threatening the food supply of 20 million people in East Africa
Heavy rainfall has allowed desert locust eggs to survive in unprecedented numbers, and farmers are …
Emily Hager
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As bee populations decline, Japanese researchers have designed a tiny drone to pick up the slack
The artificial pollinator is the brainchild of Eijiro Miyako, a chemist at the National Institute o…
Nick Vega
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UVA newspaper's April Fool's issue satirizing a black student's bloody arrest sparks student outrage
The Cavalier Daily also satirized Native American names in the April Fool's article, writing, "Thir…
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Fleas can sense the breathe, warmth, and vibration of blood-filled mammals. That's just one reason why these pests are so difficult to control.
Narartor: The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. Between 1347 …
Benji Jones,Benji Jones,Exa Z…
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What's inside a human ear
Narrator: It's called the eustachian tube, and it helps equalize pressure between your ears and the…
Uma Sharma,Bob Hunt
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Long before drones, the US tried to automate warfare during the Vietnam War
As it so happened, other components of the air force were fighting a very different kind of war. Ma…
Andrew Cockburn, "Kill Chain:…
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A best-selling author reveals what it was like to get a flesh-eating disease while exploring a 'lost city' in the Honduran jungle
Leishmaniasis (of which there are several different forms) isn't seen too often in the United State…
Erin Brodwin
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A woman volunteered to get bitten by hundreds of mosquitoes to help create a new malaria vaccine. Then she got malaria.
A woman took home $4,200 and hundreds of mosquito bites for participating in a malaria vaccine tria…
Hilary Brueck
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A wave of private equity cash has poured into doctors' practices. We got an inside look at how the largest medical group in the US is weighing the benefits and pitfalls.
In emergency medicine, the role of private equity firms has attracted scrutiny from lawmakers. A bi…
Emma Court
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Wearables for plants, bacteria eating viruses, and 8 technologies in 2023 that can change the future
The World Economic Forum has announced ten breakthrough technologies set to change the world over t…
23 mins read
Apple's smart photo app will be way behind Google's - here's why
Graph, Graphs, Abacus, Abacuses, Abalone, Abalones, Ear Shell, Ear Shells, Accordion, Accordions, P…
24 mins read
The night the Lord of the Skies got away
In 1985, US agents had a chance to stop Mexico's top drug lord. Years later, evidence from that nig…
Noah Hurowitz
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Cartels are growing marijuana illegally in California - and there's a war brewing
Pesticides are showing up on both leaves and buds at trespass grows, Gabriel says, and they appear …
Julian Smith, bioGraphic
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Like 'building a 30-foot wall through Arlington Cemetery': Tribal leaders in Arizona are worried Trump's border wall will decimate sacred sites and leave smugglers no choice but to cut through native land
The US-Mexico border wall construction continues during the pandemic. While it may not stop border …