19 articles from SATURDAY 22.1.2022
‘I’ve got this little extra strength’: the rare, intense world of a super smeller
From petrol and perfume to Parkinson’s disease, super-smellers can detect scents others are oblivious to. For Krati Garg, the ability’s both power and painA few years ago Dr Krati Garg, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Melbourne, was in theatre about to commence work on a patient when she told the anaesthetist she could smell sevoflurane.Sevoflurane is the anaesthetic gas used to put –...
Darling buds: how best friends keep us healthy and happy
Strong social networks have been shown to improve wellbeing, but what are the extra perks of having a really close friend? And why are women more likely to have one?“We met when we were five. I don’t know how I would have managed without her.” As children, Barbara Kastelein, from Ashford in Kent, and her best friend, nicknamed “Tulip”, both had alcoholic fathers. Their friendship was an...
Monkey on loose in Pennsylvania after crash on way to laboratory
Police advise people not to approach cynomolgus monkey believed to be on the loose near Danville after Friday crashResidents of a Pennsylvania county were warned on Saturday not to approach a monkey still missing after a crash involving a pickup towing a trailer taking about 100 of the animals to a research laboratory.State troopers urged people not to look for or capture the cynomolgus monkey...
'Incredibly bright' lunar halo photographed in Inuvik, N.W.T.
An Inuvik woman captured a picture of a lunar halo last week. When a retired professor of physics and astronomy saw the picture, he said what was impressive about it was how bright the halo...
From trash to treasure: How a 24-year-old entrepreneur is bringing worn out antiques back to life
Quinn Monteith from Neebing, Ont., restores furniture, vehicle interiors, antiques and family heirlooms.
Shielders say lifting of England’s Plan B restrictions ‘complete nightmare’
Among the 3.7 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England, the removal of Covid restrictions has raised concernsThe government has announced the lifting of all plan B restrictions in England from 26 January, which include compulsory mask-wearing in shops and on public transport, and the guidance to work from home.Among the 3.7 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in...
Calgary bird count maps reveal where magpies and geese flock to
With his passion for data and geography, freelance urban ecologist Matt Wallace has crunched spreadsheets worth of bird count data into several heat maps, each revealing where certain species were spotted most, or least, in the...
US unveils changes to attract foreign science, tech students
The Biden administration on Friday announced policy changes to attract international students specializing in science, technology, engineering and math—part of the broader effort to make the U.S. economy more competitive.
Mange outbreak decimated a wild vicuña population in Argentina
Mange has decimated the population of wild vicuñas and guanacos in an Argentinian national park that was created to conserve them, according to a study from the Administration of National Parks in Argentina and the University of California, Davis.
Exploring fish flow from fisheries to supper
Recent breakthroughs in multiple fields of study now allow researchers to follow the entire life cycle of ocean fishes—from when and where they are spawned, to where they disperse and grow, to when and where they are captured, transported, and eaten.