Can People Smell Ants? The Weird Little Science Story Behind A Real Sensory Difference
Some people can smell ants. Others have no idea what that sentence means. The chemistry behind the difference is real, and surprisingly well-studied.
11 July 2025
George Bailey
Publisher
George Bailey is the publisher of Business Magazine 24, with overall responsibility for the company's commercial operations, partnerships and editorial independence. George founded Business Magazine 24 in 2018 with the editorial mission of providing rigorous, independent business journalism for a global readership. He previously held senior business-development and partnership roles at two international publishing groups and is the founder of two earlier media ventures.
Articles by George Bailey (20)
What Does Tesco Stand For? The Meaning Behind The Name Explained
Tesco is the UK's largest supermarket chain, but most shoppers have no idea where the name came from. The answer is a 1924 deal between a market trader and a tea importer.
23 September 2024
Cause for optimism in the UK economy
Since good news in economics has been so scarce lately, it is worthwhile to focus on it when it does present itself. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said this week that the economy expanded by 0.1% in November. Although the rise in the gross...
16 January 2023
UK economy showed signs of growth in October but recession in 2023 expected
The Early official data indicate that the UK economy resumed growth in October, which analysts believe may be the last time the economy expands for some time. Following a contraction of 0.6% in September that was largely attributed to the disruption...
13 December 2022
China: Street protests over Covid pull down Hong Kong stocks
Hong Kong stocks witnessed a sharp decline on Monday with the benchmark Hang Seng falling over 3% in morning trade as the unrest in China over Xi Jinping’s COVID-zero policies weighed on the market. Shares of Alibaba and JD.com lost close to 6% in m...
28 November 2022
Donald Trump sued by writer who alleges 1990s rape
Writer E Jean Carroll is suing Donald Trump in the US state of New York for allegedly raping her in the 1990s. Ms Carroll, 78, is among the first to sue under the Adult Survivors Act, which came into effect on Thursday. The state law allows a one-yea...
25 November 2022
Conservation: Explosion in frog numbers after mass pond digging
Christoph Vorburger By Rowenna Hoskin Climate and science reporter, BBC News Switzerland has reversed the decline of more than half of endangered frogs, toads, and newts in one region, research finds. After conservationists dug hundreds of new ponds ...
11 October 2022
Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists
Press EyeBy Fiona NimoniBBC NewsButterfly sightings are "worryingly low" and continuing to decline, UK conservationists have warned. This year's Big Butterfly Count saw the lowest number of sightings recorded in the 13 years since the project began. ...
7 October 2022
'Humble' worm saliva can break down tough plastic
SPLBy Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentOne of the worst forms of plastic pollution may have met its match in the saliva of a humble worm.Spanish researchers say they've discovered chemicals in the wax worm's drool that break down polyethylene, a ...
5 October 2022
Nobel Prize goes to Svante Paabo for Neanderthal work
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to Sweden's Svante Paabo for his work on human evolution. The Prize committee said he achieved the seemingly impossible task of cracking the genetic code of one of our extinct relatives - Neanderthal...
3 October 2022
More than half of the world's palm trees in danger
RBG KewMore than a thousand species of palm tree are at risk of extinction, according to a study.Scientists used artificial intelligence to assess risks to the entire palm family, from tall trees to climbing plants.The data gives a much better idea o...
27 September 2022
Artemis: Nasa's Moon rocket completes fuelling test
ReutersNasa's giant Moon rocket has completed a fuelling test that should open the way to it making a maiden flight.Controllers managed to fill the Space Launch System vehicle with 2.7 million litres of liquid hydrogen and oxygen on Wednesday - a tas...
22 September 2022
Ringed Neptune captured by James Webb telescope
NASA/ESA/CSA/STScIThe recently launched super space telescope James Webb has returned spectacular new imagery of Neptune.The observatory's infrared instruments highlight features not seen in such detail since the Voyager 2 probe flew past the planet ...
21 September 2022
School uniforms in N America linked to PFAS "forever chemicals"
Getty ImagesA study of school uniforms in the US and Canada reveals high levels of so-called "forever chemicals".The chemicals, known as PFAS, are used to make clothing resistant to stains or water but they have been linked to asthma, obesity and fer...
21 September 2022
Colourful songbirds could be traded to extinction
Rick Stanley/Gabby SalazarUniquely coloured songbirds are at high risk of extinction, because they are in demand as pets, research has shown. The pet songbird trade in Asia has already driven several species close to extinction, with birds targeted p...
17 September 2022
Fireball in night sky likely to have been space junk
A fireball seen shooting through the skies from Scotland and Northern Ireland was likely to have been space junk, experts have said. Hundreds of people reported seeing the "shooting star" across the UK skies at around 22:00 on Wednesday evening. Scie...
15 September 2022
The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on the Currency Markets
Every major global crisis, pandemic, military conflict, natural disaster, and political upheaval affects financial markets, particularly the values of international currencies like the dollar, the euro, the yen, and many more. What has been the impac...
21 August 2020
War on Iran: National security adviser John Bolton is trying to “drag” the U.S. into war with Iran
Tension has been building following the US decision to withdraw from their nuclear deal with Iran last year. However, in recent months this tension has turned into threats. Washington has refused to extend sanction waivers for Iranian oil, which has ...
7 May 2019
Worldwide Grounding of The New Boeing 737 Following Second Fatal Crash
Responding to the recent fatal crash in Ethiopia; China, Indonesia, Singapore and Australia suspended the Boeing 737 Max 8 jets from their skies. Subsequently, another 30 other countries, including the US have also banned the aircraft pending an inve...
19 March 2019
Companies in Brexit 'supply shock' as fewer EU citizens come to UK
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said the number of applicants per vacancy had fallen since last summer across all levels of skilled jobs, and said shortages were forcing many companies to raise wages. Companies are sufferi...
28 June 2018