China's war on sparrows in 1958 had devastating consequences. The campaign, aimed at protecting grain, instead led to a surge in crop-destr...

West Nile virus has been detected in California after two dead crows tested positive in San Diego County, prompting officials to urge mosqu...

Google's parent company, Alphabet, plans to release 32 million specially treated mosquitoes in California and Florida. This initiative aims...

African proverb of the day: True leadership begins with obedience. This African proverb teaches that learning to follow instructions builds...

Mosquitoes possess a hidden sense: they track your body heat using infrared radiation. Researchers discovered this ability, which, when com...

Dame Helen Mirren champions authenticity and self-acceptance. Her words encourage living genuinely without seeking external approval. This ...

Tamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...

Tired of mosquito bites and chemical repellents? Burnt coffee powder offers a simple, natural, and effective way to keep mosquitoes away. T...

A minuscule spider, Pikelinia floydmuraria, is revolutionizing predator behavior studies by hunting prey significantly larger than itself. ...

Delhi is witnessing a surge in dengue cases. April's erratic rainfall has led to over half of this year's infections being reported. This t...

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

Mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti, are drawn to humans by a combination of visual cues like dark colours and chemical signals such as ...

Walt Disney World employs a sophisticated environmental engineering strategy to combat mosquitoes, focusing on preventing breeding by manag...

Ottawa is experiencing an early mosquito season due to a warm, wet spring, with larvae appearing in mid-April. Experts advise residents to ...

For the first time, scientists have used the gene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 to render humans effectively invisible in the eyes of Aedes aegy...

The unknown illness has infected more than 300 children, with most of them suffering from dizziness, fainting spells, headache and vomiting...

It’s unclear what would happen if the world’s disease-causing mosquitoes were done away with.