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Public acceptance of aromatherapy is high, but that doesn’t mean it works. Huizeng Hu/Moment via Getty Images

July 25, 2023

Millions of Americans believe aromatherapy works – but for many doctors, it still doesn’t pass the smell test

Marian Reven, West Virginia University

As the evidence for aromatherapy trickles in, be wary of marketing ploys and possible risks posed by some of these products.

A group of Anopheles mosquitoes taking a blood meal in an experiment conducted by the New Mexico State University Molecular Vector Physiology Lab. Hansen MVP lab

July 10, 2023

Not all mosquito repellents are equal – here’s how to avoid bites this summer

Immo A. Hansen, New Mexico State University and Hailey A. Luker, New Mexico State University

Two mosquito physiology experts explain which repellents work better than others and how to protect yourself this summer.

Without spices, our meals would have less color and flavor. Helaine Weide/Moment via Getty Images

June 19, 2023

How do spices get their flavor?

Beronda L. Montgomery, Grinnell College

Humans have figured out how to season their food with virtually every part of plants.

Piranhas do bite, but can they kill you? Netflix

February 6, 2023

Is the gruesome fun in Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ realistic? What science says about getting eaten by piranhas and poisoned by nightshade

Bill Sullivan, Indiana University

From eating potpourri to blast fishing, Wednesday Addams and her friends and family get involved in a number of grisly hijinks. But could they happen in real life?

A community volunteer uses a motorised spray to apply pesticide on February 25, 2020 at a locust hatch site in eastern Kenya. Photo by TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

March 16, 2020

What we found when we tested a botanical pesticide to combat locust invasions

Manfred Hartbauer, University of Graz

Currently, outbreaks are managed using chemical pesticides or an insect fungus. Neither is a good option.

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