On people's skin there are all sorts of bacteria, which researchers found to be more or less attractive to malaria mosquitoes.Actually, skin bacteria turns sweat into certain odors, that mosquitoes recognize with an amazing precision.PhD researcher Niels Verhulst made this discovery, and he also proved that the ... |
29 November 2010
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Other than living with the stress of being several hundred miles above the surface of the planet, there are other problems that affect the crew members of the International Space Station as well. During their six-month stay on the laboratory, they have to maintain a strict code of hygiene, so as not to embarrass them... |
18 March 2009
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Past research has demonstrated that each mammal individual has a certain smell that separates it from its peers. This comes in very handy for a large number of animals in a vast series of actions, such as choosing companions for mating purposes, or delimiting one's own territory. The odor is eliminated by means ... |
6 November 2008
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A very interesting piece of information to begin with is the fact that, unbeknown to most of us, feet actually have over 250,000 or more sweat glands - which means that when the weather gets hot (like it's happening right now), feet are one of the main doorways used by our body to try and cool itself off. Nothin... |
22 May 2008
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