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Coconut oil compounds more effective than insect repellents, says study

Study identified specific coconut oil fatty acids that have strong repellency and long-lasting effectiveness against multiple insects.

02 Nov 2018 2:25 PM

Experiment reveals flies find sex enjoyable and consume alcohol in its absence

It also sheds light on how substance addiction works as drugs use the same system in brains which are used to process natural rewards.

20 Apr 2018 3:56 PM

Houseflies spread disease in humans: study

Flies can be more than pesky picnic crashers, they carry hundreds of different species of harmful bacteria and may help to spread disease.

25 Nov 2017 1:05 PM

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