In these days of endless sunshine and air that doesn’t hurt to breathe, life is rich in the north, from the multitude of baby birds hatching at this instant to ...

Oregon has no reports so far of people contracting the virus. But it's still wise to cover up and prevent bites, health ...

Level up your knowledge of mosquito bite prevention with our quiz. It's full of surprising, science-backed tactics that may ...

Thirty years ago, students from the Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School in Aniak were among those who held a statewide ...

While the mosquito might be an obvious choice, dragonflies can stop on a dime at 35 miles an hour and even fly backward.

Discover Alaska’s summer extremes, from midnight sun and giant mosquitoes to wild bears and glacier tours, in this humorous travel story.

May 3—Curious Alaska is an ongoing feature powered by your questions. What do you want to know or want us to investigate about life in Alaska, stories behind the news or why things are the way ...

Question: Alaskans have long joked that the unofficial state bird is the mosquito. But how much worse off is Alaska than other mosquito-infested places? Are they really that bad in Alaska?

Experts say mosquitoes seem to be buzzing around in higher-than-usual numbers in Southcentral Alaska this spring. “I would say this is a high mosquito density year,” said Matt Bowser, who ...

FAIRBANKS — Here are some tips to avoid mosquitoes this summer: First, wear light-colored clothing. Second, bathe more often in an attempt to be as odorless as possible. Third, avoid ...

Alaska winters are long, dark and cold and the coming of summer is greeted with relief and delight. However, that delight is tempered by the arrival of another sign of summer - the mosquito.

The malaria showed up in Alaska's black-capped chickadees, which don t migrate. That proves an Alaska mosquito was responsible for transmitting the tiny malaria parasite by sucking blood from an ...