topnaman | Malaria blog

While most scientists agree that climate change will alter infectious disease ecology, the extent of that influence is unknown – except that less developed countries will bear the brunt of the burden. In Papua New Guinea, one of the world’s most malarious countries, malaria is now occurring in highland areas once thought to be too [...]

Apparently, loitering gangs of teenagers have been wreaking havoc on UK businesses. In response, some shops have adopted a clever, albeit controversial, solution called the Mosquito which takes advantage of age-related differences in hearing abilities. The device emits an irritating high-frequency sound audible only to teens. If that wasn’t enough, someone decided the Mosquito would [...]