
Animals
The scent of queen ‘murder hornets’ can lure males into traps
Traps baited with compounds found in the mating pheromone of hornet queens attracted thousands of males.
Traps baited with compounds found in the mating pheromone of hornet queens attracted thousands of males.
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Doctor Erica Esrick discusses existing treatments and an ongoing clinical trial for a gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease.
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Scientists are teasing out the many ways the spiders’ vision, listening and taste senses differ from ours
People bred these animals — part donkey, part wild ass — some 4,500 years ago, probably for use in fighting wars.