Mosquitoes are not just annoying irritants when walking in the woods or walking in the evening. They are carriers of dangerous diseases, from which more than a million people die every year around the world. And our usual summer clothes can hardly serve as protection from ...

There are many reasons to be skeptical about reports on the Internet claiming that any material or substance kills the coronavirus. Social media can be the source of a flood of advice that mentions all sorts of home remedies that range from unproven to very dangerous, writes USA Today. It…

What is the best way to make a mask if you do not have a ready-made mask at hand, which you can usually buy at a pharmacy? If you want to make a mask yourself at home, the first question to ask is: why? From T-shirts? They all have different thicknesses. Why…

Stanford University engineers have developed a fabric that can help people adapt to rising global temperatures. The new material not only helps to evaporate moisture from the skin's surface, but also cools the skin. According to the findings of the researchers published in the journal Science, an inexpensive fabric based on nanoporous ...