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New pest control: mites sniff “death,” go into debilitating hibernation

Spider mites have been found to go into hibernating sleep upon sniffing a predator attack on another mite nearby. "Martijn Egas and colleagues at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands noticed that when...

created by Yuliya Talmazan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Gas Leak: Flatulence Causes Airline DIversion

"An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville after passengers reported the smell of sulphur from burning matches. The matches were found on the seat of a woman who had attempted to conceal the odour of flatulence with the matches, Nashville airport...

created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago
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GM mice don't fear cats

"Researchers at Tokyo University managed to turn off the receptors in a mouse's brain that react to the scent of its main predator. They wanted to prove that fear is genetically programmed and not, as is commonly...

created by liamssoft | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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New York probes 'gas-like odour'

Maybe a coincidence but i noticed that our drinking water had a foul smell to it last night. I think i will switch to bottled for the time being.Authorities in New York are investigating a persistent gas smell across a large part of lower Manhattan.Police said they were...