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Is vanilla extract a natural mosquito repellent? Experts give their verdict
Yahoo Life UK· 2 days ago“It’s important to add though that this needs to be natural vanilla extract without any added sugar...
Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoInsects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images...
Beating river blindness: blackfly bites dramatically reduced after breeding sites are destroyed with...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 hours agoRiver blindness and the black flies that cause it torment millions in west Africa. The “slash and clear” method is an effective way to eliminate them at source.
We're Begging You To Do This Simple Task The Second You Walk Into Your Hotel Room
BuzzFeed via Yahoo Style Singapore· 3 hours agoThe insects often hitch a ride into a hotel room in a guest’s suitcase or on their clothes and then...
Are Daddy Longlegs Truly Spiders? Setting the Record Straight
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoThat's right – daddy longlegs isn't an actual kind of spider, but a colloquial name that's been...
Urgent action needed as malaria resists key drug
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoA swarm of mosquitoes, the insects that spread malaria when they drink blood [Getty Images] Millions of lives are at risk unless urgent and radical...
Natural History Museum opens new urban gardens complete with bronze dinosaur
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoScientists will collect “eDNA samples” of wildlife in the gardens and monitor how this changes over...
Taylor Swift Swallows a Bug Again and Changes Lyrics on White “TTPD” Dress at Milan Eras Tour Show
People via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days ago"I knew it would happen ’cause there's so many bugs here tonight," Swift said, coughing after...
Flying Spiders Glide Into New Territories
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThey have wings capable of producing both lift (the upward force needed to counteract their bodyweight) and thrust (the force which propels them in the...
The Tarantula Is Big and Hairy But Not So Scary
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 days agoBoth can be found in the jungles South America. The female tarantula typically grows larger than a male tarantula of the same species, thanks to her...
