The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times their body length. The research focused on a series of experiments using high ...

New research shows that ticks can use static electricity to latch onto people or animals. The study in the journal Current Biology says the static charge given off by potential hosts can attract ticks ...

Ticks can’t jump. But thanks to the forces of static electricity, sometimes, the arachnids can soar through the air, a new study says.

Scientists in the UK have found evidence that some ticks use static electricity to help them latch onto hosts without the need for direct contact. reading time 2 minutes Blood-sucking ticks might be ...

At first glance, it’s a wonder that parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—must leap 25 times their body length and land on a flying ...

NEW YORK — Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows. Humans and animals naturally ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A research team at National Chung Hsing University has developed “hearing-enabled” clothing that uses signals from static electricity and sound waves to assist in medical ...

You can make clean power from falling snow. No sunlight needed. Scientists at UCLA have figured out how snow can generate ...

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Static electricity can sometimes turn your hair into an untamed cloud, especially in winter or dry weather. A homemade technique, validated by experts, is both easy and incredibly effective. You know ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows. Humans and animals ...