The parasitoid wasp initially hatches from a whitefly. These wasps can be infected with the bacterium Wolbachia, which turns almost all males into females in the population. The bacteria are able to transform male eggs into females using sex-determining genes…
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The “lollipop”-like devices allow users to “try” up to nine different flavors in virtual reality. (Photo credit: Yiming Liu) Virtual reality (VR) could soon become much more realistic thanks to a lickable device that lets you “taste” virtual worlds. A…
A modern reconstruction of the famous hoax photograph of the Loch Ness Monster, taken in 1934. (Image credit: Matt84 via Getty Images) The single-celled organism Lacrymaria olor has one of the most interesting ways of hunting. Its oval body is…
Termite Neocapritermes taracua. (Image courtesy of Dr. Ales Buček) Kamikaze termites in French Guiana have developed a unique defense strategy – they carry “backpacks” filled with a toxic liquid that they can detonate to poison their enemies. Now scientists have…
Mattia Cossettini, a nine-year-old boy, died of a brain aneurysm while on holiday with his family in Marsa Alam, Egypt, an autopsy has found. An autopsy has revealed that the nine-year-old boy who tragically died while on a family holiday…