Could sleeping with chickens ward off mosquito-borne malaria?
There are numerous old wives tales for staving off disease: wearing amber beads to prevent common colds and keeping dried frog with you to avert epilepsy are just two unscientific pieces of advice....
View ArticleMeerKAT radio telescope discovers unknown galaxies in distant space
Star systems in the depths of distant space have been observed for the first time, using the remarkably powerful South African MeerKAT radio telescope. Currently consisting of an ensemble of 16...
View ArticleHuman intelligence question cracked using brain variability
It’s said that variety is the spice of life, but it may also be a good measure of human intellect. What specifically makes someone clever is something that has long puzzled philosophers and, more...
View ArticleHitching a ride? Deadly bacteria cling on to discarded plastic
Is our disposable lifestyle catching up on us? While in the past, human migration has been responsible for the spread of infectious disease, the plastic we now carelessly throw away may also be...
View ArticleBrace yourself, the dragon ants are coming
Despite sounding like a monster strictly limited to the pages of a fantasy novel, researchers have identified two species of dragon ants in the Papuan New Guinea jungle. With super-spikey black blades...
View ArticleHoney hunt demonstrates rare human-bird collaboration
Collaboration can be key for undertaking a tricky task. In the animal kingdom an important form of cooperation is mutualism, where two different species work together to complete a task that they both...
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