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Mosquitoes Can Learn to Love DEET: Study Shows Repellent Could Become Attractive Through Conditioning

Lab experiments suggest that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can be conditioned to seek out DEET-treated skin, raising questions about long-term repellent effectiveness.

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Blue Origin fireball, Swiss terror, Iran deal.

Iran ceasefire deal nears approval as Winterthur attack shocks Switzerland and Blue Origin rocket explodes.

A knife attack at a Swiss train station was declared terrorism, while US and Iranian negotiators edged toward a 60-day ceasefire extension. In Florida, a Blue Origin rocket exploded during a test, and the EU fined Temu €200 million for selling dangerous goods.

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Culture, media and the new divides

The EU has launched its first major DSA probes into the core algorithmic engines of Meta and TikTok, a direct and unprecedented regulatory assault on the fundamental design of the continent's dominant information platforms.

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