Genetically engineered sterile mosquitoes were released in Kaua‘i to combat avian malaria and save forest birds.

New Zealand is home to a fascinating range of blood-feeding creatures.

This kind of boomerang weather is called false spring — a day or two of warmth bracketed on either end by cold — and it is a ...

Declines in frogs affect more than just our ears. Most critically, frogs are an integral part of local food webs.

A CRISPR-based system that erases itself from fly populations may offer a safer approach to tackling insecticide resistance ...

The new research could serve as an important tool in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases. Scientists make breakthrough ...

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Most adult male baboons are aggressive and live apart from females, other than when mating. But not the Kinda baboon ...

This makes them the deadliest animal on Earth. One of the main mosquito species in the Southern U.S. is Aedes aegypti, which spreads Zika and dengue fever. This species is found in Florida and Texas.

Only female mosquitoes bite. They need a blood meal to produce eggs. The female may bite 20 times before she finds a small blood vessel. She then sips blood for 90 seconds. Males eat flower nectar and ...