Serving as the “human” in mosquito research, Georgia Tech student and alum Christopher Zuo stood still inside a sealed ...

Most jumping spiders mainly eat insects. Mosquito terminators are no exception, eating a wide range of insects. But they do ...

These initial test results suggest that the patchouli oil cream offers meaningful protection against mosquito bites. Next, ...

Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree. In fact, a new Yale study finds that garlic also functions as a de facto birth control for ...

The disease we know as Malaria was thought to be caused by breathing “bad air” (mal aria) that emanates from swamps. This was ...

The UK government has issued a new warning about chikungunya virus ahead of the holiday season – here's what you need to know ...

Travellers heading abroad are being cautioned about a virus that has "become a significant concern". Experts warn that while ...

The UKHSA which has set out the full list of symptoms travellers should look out for warning it can make people ill for three ...

A sudden drop in temperature can temporarily weaken your immune response, making it easier for viruses to infect you.

Rodents, flies and mosquitoes are proliferating in overcrowded Gaza displacement camps, driving a rising public health emergency amid mounting waste and shattered infrastructure. Infants, children and ...

In what is possibly another sign of climate change, mosquitoes have landed in Iceland for the first time. For many years, the island was the only Arctic country that could claim to be mosquito-free.

As the Arctic's climate and ecology rapidly change, two researchers are calling for a paradigm shift in insect monitoring. Reading time 3 minutes Until recently, Iceland was considered the last Arctic ...