summer
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The Most Efficient Way to Use an Air Conditioner on Hot Days
Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many are still unsure how to use it efficiently.
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1 in 8 Sharks Are Endangered, Which Is Almost More Terrifying Than the Thought of Being Attacked
If you’re heading to the beach this summer, the thought of sharks might cross your mind. I don’t mean wondering whether a shark will take you for dinner (that’s very, very unlikely) but rather, how these remarkable creatures are faring in the marine ecosystem. I recently led the first complete assessment of all species of…
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Male Mosquitoes Don’t Want Your Blood, But They Still Find You Very Attractive
The whine of the mosquito is unpleasant and often inescapable outdoors on summer evenings. Mosquitoes track you down from tens of metres away by sensing carbon dioxide in the air you breathe out. Within seconds, they home in on exposed skin and feast on your blood with an array of specialized needles. Only female mosquitoes…
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Our 25 Favourite Summer Blockbusters of the 1990s
For the first time in most of our lifetimes, your local movie theatre won’t have a blockbuster season. The covid-19 pandemic took care of that, pushing most of the big-budget popcorn films scheduled for this year’s winter months into spring, autumn, or even next winter. Since we can’t enjoy blockbusters in theatres this year, we’re…