The researchers, from the University of Arizona, have succeeded in genetically engineering a malaria-resistant mosquito by introducing a gene that affected the insect’s gut, meaning the malaria parasite could not develop. Although the ultimate goal was to introduce malaria-resistant mosquitoes into the environment, is also reduces the insects’ lifespan. In the study the researchers altered […]

With the World Cup 2010 being held in South Africa, a tradition is made clear to the rest of the world: the vuvuzelas. A loud trumpet-like instrument, being controversial, for they have been associated with permanent noise-induced hearing loss. AbcNEWS has an interview with Trevor Cox, president of the UK Institute of Acoustics and an […]

World famous French free-diver Guillaume Nery who currently holds the world record for constant weight free diving (without fins) to a depth of 113 meters (370 feet), showcases his artistic side in a stunning video which went instantly popular. The world champion freediver took time off during a freediving competition at Dean’s Blue Hole in […]

Scientists say they understand more about how the body responds to pleasurable touch. A team, including scientists from the Unilever company, have identified a class of nerve fibres in the skin which specifically send pleasure messages. And people had to be stroked at a certain speed – 4-5cm per second – to activate the pleasure […]

In the animal- and insect-kingdom, communication is made through an invisible world of scents. By exploiting infrared technology, researchers at Rockefeller University just made that world visible. With the ability to see smells, these scientists now show that when fly larvae detect smells with both olfactory organs they find their way toward a scented target […]