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How the Ancient Chinese Control Pests
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How the Ancient Chinese Control Pests

Everyone knows that pesticides are very toxic, but we all need to eat them and not everyone can afford them... Pest control...

April 4, 2022
New type of bed net can paralyze mosquitoes
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New type of bed net can paralyze mosquitoes

According to a study published in The Lancet, bed nets treated with a new insecticide helped reduce malaria cases in children by nearly half in a large trial in Tanzania.

March 27, 2022
China finds a new way to capture carbon
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China finds a new way to capture carbon

​Chemists have developed a microstructure that could potentially improve the chemistry of capturing carbon from the atmosphere.

March 25, 2022