Esther Inglis-Arkell

A new discovery about mosquitoes reveals why vampires will never exist

Scientists have found a type of bacteria that kills off the mosquito that carries malaria. That’s good news. The way the bacteria works means it could also be used to make sure there is never a plague of vampires. That’s even more good news. Anopheles gambiae, the blood-sucking, malaria-carrying mosquito has been a deadly adversary…

If an alien invasion really happened, we’d be dead instantly

In movies humans fight off alien occupation forces, explode alien ships, and mind-control aliens with the power of love. How on earth can we think that would happen? In Falling Skies, Noah Wyle is all set to fight off an alien invasion with the power of being a gosh darn nuisance. It’s actually one of…