Science & Technology

Hedonistic habits could turn you into a mosquito magnet

Mosquitoes may not bite indiscriminately hugh sturrock/Alamy Hedonists who drink beer, don’t wash, share a bed and eschew sunscreen may be more attractive to mosquitoes – at least, that’s what a study of festivalgoers found. For their Mosquito Magnet Trial, Sara Lynn Blanken at Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands and her colleagues visited...

Health

Is Intermittent Fasting Helpful or Harmful?

Recent headlines warning of concerns such as heart risks or danger to teenagers have put a new spotlight on a diet trend that has long been the popular epitome of a healthy lifestyle: intermittent fasting. “Intermittent fasting’s image has been deeply tarnished—and quite rightly so,” says Stefan Kabisch, a physician at the endocrinology and metabolic...

Science & Technology

Forensic Expert Explains How 3D Laser Scanning Could Reconstruct the Charlie Kirk Shooting

Charlie Kirk, 31-year-old founder of the conservative nonprofit organization Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday while speaking outdoors at Utah Valley University. He was pronounced dead later that day. Officials say the single shot may have been fired from a nearby rooftop. On Friday morning, with a massive manhunt still underway, President Donald Trump...