Scientists say it could be a valuable new tool in the fight against disease. Female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes transmit malaria parasites between humans. This particular female glows green due ...

Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in Florida to combat the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and Zika. These mosquitoes are designed to reduce the population of ...

Here, we demonstrate how a simple theoretical framework used in conservation biology—evolutionary rescue models—can be used to investigate the potential for climate adaptation in these taxa, using ...

Scientists have a radical new plan for controlling mosquito numbers and fighting malaria ... "It has a much longer half-life in human blood than ivermectin, which means its mosquitocidal activity ...

Sweat contains lactic acid, and ammonia, two scents that draw mosquitoes. Additionally, sweat has an odor that's unique to you depending on the bacteria on your skin. Your skin is naturally teeming ...

Four people diagnosed with alkaptonuria donated their blood for the study, which was fed to female anopheles gambiae mosquitoes - the primary mosquito species responsible for spreading malaria in ...

To arrive at their results, the researchers tested the effects of nitisinone blood on the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, a common carrier of malaria parasites in Africa. Taken from patients who were ...

"Indeed, nitisinone performance was fantastic; it has a much longer half-life in human blood than ... effect of nitisinone on female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the primary mosquito species ...

The Albanese government has pledged to inject millions of funding into some unexpected projects from mosquito and yellow ant control to an LGBTQIA+ museum and 'panda diplomacy'. Treasurer Jim ...

She is passionate about empowering others to protect life's most important assets. Wh... Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about ...

Approximately 2,700 swimming pools in and around the Eaton fire burn zone could become breeding grounds for mosquitoes as the weather warms up. Mosquitoes can spread diseases such as West Nile ...