
Mosquitoes can learn to love DEET
Mosquitoes can learn to like DEET, the world’s most powerful insect repellent, according to a new study. Every summer, millions of people spray themselves with DEET to keep mosquitoes away. But the new

Mosquitoes can learn to like DEET, the world’s most powerful insect repellent, according to a new study. Every summer, millions of people spray themselves with DEET to keep mosquitoes away. But the new

Researchers have identified a key protein that may help failing hearts regain function, offering new insight into why some hearts recover while others do not. The discovery comes from studying patients treated with

A new study reveals that antibodies from some long COVID patients attacked brain and nerve tissues, a finding that could point toward treatments. Since the COVID-19 pandemic first swept the world in 2020,

Azara’s owl monkeys, a small primate species found in South America, are heavier today than those that lived a quarter-century ago, and evidence suggests that rising temperatures might have driven the weight gain,

A new study found that a widely used depression screening questionnaire is accurate for people with and without chronic pain, The finding debunks a common misconception that the screening inflates depression scores for

As people in the United States are coping with historic drought conditions, the country’s wildlife is also facing problems because of the extreme aridity. Herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores in the southwestern US have