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Most people have, at some point, discovered mysterious bites that leave red, itchy welts on their skin. The most common culprits of these irritations are no-see-ums and bed bugs—but what’s the ...

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Most of us aren’t experts at bug identification—especially because most common house insects look alike. It’s why we call any eight-legged creepy crawly a “house spider,” and why, unfortunately, ...

Researchers have long used bugs in complex homicide and death investigations, but new tech aims to make it much easier.

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