Mosquito

June 15th 2024

Florida Is Now Using Drones to Fight Mosquitoes

Local governments are turning to automated vehicles to take out dangerous, disease-spreading bugs.

Tech News Lucas Ropek

December 26th 2023

The Ominous Link Between Rare Disease Outbreaks in 2023

The temperature-sensitive pathogens that caught U.S. communities off guard are a grim preview of the future.

Climate Change Zoya Teirstein, Grist

October 6th 2023

Malaria Comes to Arkansas: State Reports First Locally Acquired Case

The mosquito-spread illness may be gaining a foothold in the United States.

Health Ed Cara

July 22nd 2023

Mosquitos Are Moving to Higher Elevations—and So Is Malaria

Insects are colonizing higher, cooler regions from South America to East Africa, with a new study noting a 21-foot-per-year climb in sub-Saharan Africa.

Climate Change Mary Katherine Wildeman, AP

June 30th 2023

Mosquitos Carrying Malaria Found in Florida

So far, the state has confirmed five human cases of the potentially fatal disease. Now officials seem to be closing in on the source.

Health Lauren Leffer

June 27th 2023

Malaria Makes a Comeback in Florida and Texas

Five confirmed cases across the two states are the first instances of local spread in the United States in 20 years.

Health Lauren Leffer

May 19th 2023

Scientists Built a Giant Human Scent Buffet to Learn How Mosquitoes Find Us

Mosquitoes apparently prefer certain human scents over others, the unique experiment found.

Health Ed Cara

May 10th 2023

Mosquitoes Have Mixed Feelings About Soap, Study Finds

Scientists have found that soaps can drastically change whether our smell is attractive or repellent to female, blood-sucking mosquitoes.

Health Ed Cara

March 28th 2023

Great, Florida Has a New Invasive Mosquito

Researchers say Culex lactator is the latest invasive bug to call Florida home. It's not yet known whether it poses a disease risk to humans.

Health Ed Cara

December 22nd 2022

‘Super’ Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Detected in Asia

The mutations found in these mosquitoes could pose an "unprecedentedly serious threat" if they spread further, scientists warn.

Health Ed Cara

November 17th 2022

The Dengue Virus Has Been Found in Arizona

Dengue has been found in native mosquitos and at least one human, suggesting that it could be spreading locally in the state for the first known time.

Health Ed Cara

August 17th 2022

West Nile Virus Found in Record Number of NYC Mosquitos This Summer

At least two people in NYC have contracted the mosquito-spread virus this year, which can be deadly to humans and birds.

Health Ed Cara

May 18th 2022

These Animals Are Thriving Under Climate Change

For some wildlife, a warming world means "hot girl summer" forever.

Conservation Lauren Leffer

August 25th 2021

Mosquito State Is a Genre-Defying Film About the Doom-Laden Business of Predicting the Future

We talked to director and co-writer Filip Jan Rymsza about his very unconventional body horror movie.

Movies Cheryl Eddy

June 11th 2021

A ‘Breakthrough’ Trial Used Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes to Stamp Out Dengue

Researchers hope the technique could one day help eradicate the deadly viral illness.

Health Ed Cara

July 6th 2019

Philly Park Officials Criticized for Installing Devices That Blare High-Frequency Noise at Young People

There is growing criticism of Philadelphia officials’ decision to install sonic devices called the Mosquito that constantly emit extremely loud, high-frequency noise from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night designed to be audible only to persons aged 13 to 25, according to a Friday report by NPR’s Morning Edition. The working principle behind the…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

April 1st 2017

Scientists Find That Mosquito Flight Is Unlike Anything Else

We all know the bloodcurdling sound of a bloodsucking mosquito that has made its way into our general vicinity. It’s a distinct buzz that immediately gets your attention. A team of researchers has finally cracked exactly how mosquitoes fly and according to their findings, its flight “is generated in a manner unlike any previously described…

Tech News Rhett Jones

October 30th 2016

Scientists Hope to Eradicate Disease With Massive Mosquito Orgy

The mosquito genocide is beginning. Millions of genetically modified versions of the useless vampire insects are being prepared for release in Brazil. If all goes according to plan, the mosquitoes will have a huge sex party and begin to kill off all of their natural counterparts. The world’s “first and biggest factory” for genetically modified…

Tech News Rhett Jones

October 17th 2013

All The Most Revolting Mosquitoes from Science Fiction and Fantasy

Everybody knows that mosquitoes are bastards. The other day, we learned this has been true for 46 million years. And with next month’s release of Sucker, the story of a suicidal man transformed into a vengeful mosquito, it’s time we confronted these creatures. Here are the most horrible mutated mosquitoes of all time. https://gizmodo.com/more-evidence-that-mosquitoes-have-been-assholes-for-mi-1445563271 Top…

io9 Gordon M. Jackson

August 7th 2013

Microscopic View of Bloodsucking Mosquito Will Basically Ruin Your Day

Me, after watching this video: Hello, fire-store? I’d like to place an order for some of your very best hot, glowing, ignited gas. All of it, please. Yes, your entire stock. I need it for killing. Things I learned while reading this horrifying piece from Ed Yong, which looks at recent research into what really…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Mosquito

Florida Is Now Using Drones to Fight Mosquitoes

The Ominous Link Between Rare Disease Outbreaks in 2023

Malaria Comes to Arkansas: State Reports First Locally Acquired Case

Mosquitos Are Moving to Higher Elevations—and So Is Malaria

Mosquitos Carrying Malaria Found in Florida

Malaria Makes a Comeback in Florida and Texas

Scientists Built a Giant Human Scent Buffet to Learn How Mosquitoes Find Us

Mosquitoes Have Mixed Feelings About Soap, Study Finds

Great, Florida Has a New Invasive Mosquito

‘Super’ Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Detected in Asia

The Dengue Virus Has Been Found in Arizona

West Nile Virus Found in Record Number of NYC Mosquitos This Summer

These Animals Are Thriving Under Climate Change

Mosquito State Is a Genre-Defying Film About the Doom-Laden Business of Predicting the Future

A ‘Breakthrough’ Trial Used Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes to Stamp Out Dengue

Philly Park Officials Criticized for Installing Devices That Blare High-Frequency Noise at Young People

Scientists Find That Mosquito Flight Is Unlike Anything Else

Scientists Hope to Eradicate Disease With Massive Mosquito Orgy

All The Most Revolting Mosquitoes from Science Fiction and Fantasy

Microscopic View of Bloodsucking Mosquito Will Basically Ruin Your Day

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