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...turns out that - surprise! - cleaner wrasses don't actually like to munch on dead flesh and parasites. They much prefer the slimy mucus that coats healthy fish skin, which is rich in carbohydrates. So in nature, the wrasses occasionally cheat and take a nip of their client's body. When they work alone, the wrasses strike a balance between cleaning and cheating so as not to lose their client's business. But wrasses also work in pairs. In these situations, explains Redouan Bshary of the Université de Neuchâtel in Switzerland - one of the authors...
...detects ovulation by monitoring a woman's temperature and the amount of cervical mucus. But this process is not 100% accurate. And several studies on climate change note that the best way to protect the planet is to have fewer children. "Around the world, more than 40% of pregnancies are unintended, and full access to birth control is still unmet," says Jim Daniels, Trojan's vice president for marketing. "Meeting that unmet need would translate into billions of tons of carbon dioxide saved...
...Tropical countries, where fairly constant, high temperatures are prevalent, tend to have relatively even rates of infection all year long, without the sharp peaks and valleys seen in cooler countries.) It's also possible that the drier air in winter can dehydrate mucus in the nasal passages, lowering the body's natural defense against the virus. (See five burning questions about swine...
...wasted time, which can cost businesses revenue if workers stay home out of fear. Waste can also come in the form of purchasing unnecessary antiviral drugs or face masks, which are basically ineffective against something as small as a virus, anyway (though they may keep out globs of mucus where viruses tend to be concentrated...
...through Galicia is full of stomach-churning chunks—for example, the intestinal sac of bony leftovers that he devours, twice. But it isn’t just the food that’s disturbing; his immature metaphors are purposefully off-putting. Barlow compares pigtail fat to nose mucus: “Underneath [the skin of the pig tail] is a layer of blubber...The fatty skin disintegrates as it comes away, gooking up my fingers like boogers that I can’t get rid of no matter where I wipe.” And his juxtapositions...