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  1. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  2. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  3. Meet the 2026 Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free ; using to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton and the of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  4. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  5. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  6. I’m not really a cat person anymore… but if I have to choose between the massive patches of #mosquito bites these mosquitoes seem to cause nowadays and having every cat in the neighbourhood chase after me, I’m definitely choosing the cats.

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/

    #catnip #malaria #dengue #science

  7. #Finland is beautiful. It's also a place that makes you realise you are not the top of the food chain. #mosquito #safeguard

  8. Photo of the Day 21st January 2026.

    On This Day 21st January 2006. Winglet Wednesday 21st January 2026. Bonus Photo of the Day 21st January 2026.

    mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/01/21/ph

  9. How to Soothe an Itchy Bug Bite 🦟

    There are a number of ways to stop scratching, from medicines to mental tricks.

    “Itch, pain, tickling sensations and temperature all travel on the same neural highway, so to speak,” said Dr. Heather Goff, an associate professor of dermatology at UT Southwestern in Dallas. “When you flood that highway with other traffic, you override the itch.”

    nytimes.com/2024/08/24/well/it

    #Mosquito #BugBite #UTSW #NeuralHighway