A mosquito larva entombed in amber for about 99 million years is now the oldest known of its kind, according to a new study. The fossil comes from Kachin in northern Myanmar and likely formed when ...

A 7-month-old baby was among multiple people injured after piranhas attacked swimmers at a resort along the Amazon River in ...

Heavy rain earlier this month left standing water across Maricopa County, which created a perfect breeding ground for ...

The new fossil, encased in a piece of amber from the Kachin region of Myanmar, represents both the first mosquito larva ...

The water-repellent material, thick padding and temperature-regulating features make it a snug space for baby. If you’ve a ...

Many cats are known to be standoffish and would rarely be described as affectionate, but Siberians have an almost doglike ...

As an American medical resident in a global health program in Uganda 12 years ago, Dr. Ross Boyce saw the devastating toll of ...

A variety of subway-dwelling mosquito seems like a modern artifact. But genomic analysis reveals the insect got its evolutionary start millennia ago.

Rain impacts: General Manager Susanne Kluh said the rain likely refilled mosquito breeding sources that the district emptied over the summer, so technicians are out checking areas. Mosquitoes develop ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

The verdict is in! Scientists have cleared mosquitoes of any responsibility in the spread of Lyme disease, and say ticks are solely to blame for the pervasive disease. Many patients of Lyme disease do ...

More invasive mosquitoes have been found recently in Antioch and officials are urging residents to dump out any standing water from recent rains to help keep them in check. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, ...