Author: Aubrey Zerkle

How mosquitoes sniff out their prey Mosquitoes’ brains uniquely respond to a special blend of compounds found in human body odor, allowing them to track us by smell.

Posted on July 13, 2022July 11, 2022 by Aubrey Zerkle 292 views

Mosquitoes’ brains uniquely respond to a special blend of compounds found in human body odor, allowing them to track us by smell.

Why did a bunch of asteroids hit the Earth billions of years ago? Scientists measured the age of impacts on the asteroid Vesta and it gave them new insights about what was going on billions of years ago when all those asteroids pummeled the Earth and the Moon.

Posted on July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 by Aubrey Zerkle 490 views

The first cells of life on Earth had a lot to contend with. Conditions were harsh and unpredictable. The air was thick with volcanic gases.…