This backpack isn’t typical hiking gear. Look inside and instead of water and snacks, you’ll see swarms of mosquitoes.
Molecular biologist Deogratius Kavishe designed the bag to transport these bloodsucking insects from deep in the Tanzanian wilderness to the lab. Made from locally available materials like PVC fiberglass netting (often used for window screens), a metal frame and Tanzanian kitenge cotton fabric, the backpack cost about $70 to produce and can hold enough mosquitoes to fill 18 paper cups. Because
Rescuers desperately searching for a sixth missing skier in the Swiss Alps have said ‘miracles happen’ after finding the person’s backpack and skis next to the bodies of five other skiers that froze to death following a brutal storm this weekend.
Air Zermatt chief Anjan Truffer, the lead rescuer deployed to find the group, said his team previously saved people who had been missing for days, giving workers a glimmer of hope the missing skier may still be alive.
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