Stephen Hawking was wrong

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A team of scientists found that mosquitoes may be able to sense our heat signatures using infrared detection. … In their experiments, the mosquitoes overwhelmingly navigated toward the source with body heat, as opposed to the one that just had body odor and carbon dioxide (CO2). We already knew that they can sniff out the carbon dioxide that we exhale, but this may be yet another tool that helps them track human prey.” [// Popular Science »]( [/digital] [StackSocial - Cancel all your cloud subscriptions | [Partner]]( [Cancel all your cloud subscriptions]( Seriously. This is the last one you’ll need. FolderFort provides a variety of cloud storage plans — ranging from 250GB to 2TB — giving you lifetime access to massive amounts of space with a one-time payment. Whereas other plans *cough* Google Drive *cough* will charge you $10/month, FolderFort only charges you $70 once. After a year (and remember, you’re using it for life), the plan starts paying for itself. So take our advice. 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