Who knew stinky feet could be good for something? Scientists say smelly, soggy and dirty socks may control malaria. And the smellier, the better. The musky odor of human feet can be used to attract ...

Malaria kills an estimated 800,000 people worldwide every year. But it might have met its match in an unlikely team that includes Bill Gates, and a whole lot of stinky feet. Here, a brief guide: What ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have developed socks coated with anti-bacterial nanoparticles that could ward off smelly feet. (Stock, Getty Images) ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — As a boy in remote western Kenya, Fredros Okumu sat under the stars, smothered by the smoke of the family fire, until it was time to go to bed. Even now, ...

Just you wait until the world’s governments are putting out the call for smelly socks—suddenly that bulging gym bag hidden in your dormitory’s wardrobe seems a lot more valuable. To Tanzania anyway, ...

Scientists in China and Australia have developed a method of cleaning fabric using nanotechnology that avoids dunking clothes in soapy water, before scrubbing and rinsing. The titanium dioxide-based ...