A few species find us irresistible; the rest are unimpressed. A three-year-long experiment offers an explanation for the difference in taste.An Aedes aegypti mosquito, carrier of many human diseases, including Zika, yellow fever and dengue. Out of thousands of mosquito species, only a few like to bite us.Credit...Noah H. RoseJuly 23, 2020Updated 11:29 a.m. ETMosquitoes…
As new daily coronavirus cases in the U.S. keep spiking, government orders to require masks in public spaces are increasing, too.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cloth face coverings can help slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, but many people still resist wearing masks.Indeed, masks have become a flashpoint in…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…