For the first time in history, Iceland has recorded wild mosquitoes, ending its long-standing status as a mosquito-free haven. A species kn...

African Proverb of the Day: An African proverb, "If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try spending the night with a mosquito...

Bat houses offer shelter for bats, a vital role in conservation efforts. While bats do eat insects, including mosquitoes, this is not a gua...

Quote of the day by Harrison Ford shares a message about becoming your own force and helping others through personal effort and responsibil...

The Strait of Hormuz has effectively shut to global shipping after the US, led by Donald Trump, imposed a blockade on Iran-linked vessels, ...

Humans are exploring space for a new home. However, a radical idea suggests shrinking people to solve Earth's resource problems. Smaller hu...

The current surge in mosquitoes in Pune is attributed to favorable weather conditions creating breeding grounds for these insects. Effectiv...

In Honduras, where 10,000 people are known to be sickened by dengue each year, Doctors Without Borders is partnering with the mosquito prog...

The dengue symptoms, if any, can last for two-seven days.

The use of artificial lights can trick malaria-transmitting mosquito species that feed nocturnally into behaving as if it's daytime.

One cannot have long-lasting immunity from malaria.

But that exoneration will not alter their status as Public (Health) Enemy No. 1.

Water-borne diseases appear to be a quintessential problem in the country. A simple solution lies in cleaning large water bodies, which are...

That is why the day dedicated to them is always spent in denunciation, not praise.

Malaria has been a major cause of concern around the world.

Ross’s study of parasite in Bengaluru won him 1902 Nobel Prize for medicine.

Good friend and fellow columnist Vithal C Nadkarni informed us here a couple of days back how the Dalai Lama brought the house down during ...