Mosquitoes

Hundreds of millions of mosquitos will soon be released in Florida. On purpose. The mosquitoes are being released …

For a brief time at the turn of the millennium, few things might have scared the average New Yorker more than the…

Over the weekend, health officials in several states reported more cases and deaths linked to the Eastern Equine…

Climate change will make our lives worse in the years to come, but a new report out this week highlights the stark…

An experimental trial to reduce the number of mosquitoes in a Brazilian town by releasing genetically modified…

On Monday, Rhode Island health officials reported that a resident had died after contracting the Eastern equine…

Saying goodbye to the warm summer months is a little easier when it also means the war against mosquito bites is…

Mosquitoes didn’t become the most prolific animal killer of humanity by being lazy. A new study this week suggests…

A rare, sometimes fatal viral infection spread by mosquitoes has resurfaced in Massachusetts—and has likely sent at…

One of the most dangerous but thankfully rare mosquitoborne diseases has been spotted again in Florida, state health…

Losing weight is definitely tough. So tough, in fact, that scientists have tried to whip up drugs that trick us into…

Far more lethal than sharks, wolves, bears, or any other fanged beast is the tiny mosquito, which holds the title of…

A mosquito-borne virus discovered over a half century ago has been found in humans for the first time ever. And it…

Summer days mean a few things, including beaches, ice cream, and mosquitoes. Unfortunately, the mosquito part came a…

A new report out Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights a scary reality: Diseases…

Animals fatally maul, sting, trample, and chew about a million humans per year. Pretty nice of them, given the…

It wasn’t too long ago that the emergence of the little-understood Zika virus in South and Central America led the…

Genetic engineering, researchers hope, will fight disease both by altering the genes of people and by changing the…

Attempts to kill a mosquito aren’t always met with success—these annoying bloodsuckers seem preternaturally good at…

Plenty of people have described Hurricane Harvey as a disaster of biblical proportions, and it seems the next plague…