I wanna be repellent. To mosquitoes, that is.
I took a little detour last week away from summer science into the dark lands of antibiotic resistance. But having talked about mosquito attraction a couple of weeks ago, it […]
Category Archives: Seasonal
The Love Culicidae, or Why mosquitoes find you more attractive than your friends [UPDATED]
From a mosquito’s point of view, some people just smell better than others.
Vitamin D versus sunburn: A tale of skin tones
Is skin color all about vitamins? That’s one theory.
Sunscreen: Keeping the old UVBs out
We can do something about sunburns: use sunscreen and not get them! But how does sunscreen work in the first place?
Feel the burn. The sunburn, that is. [Updated]
UV light and your skin really don’t like each other. Here’s why.
