Genetic changes can occur naturally through evolution or can be initiated with the help of genetic engineering. The bacterium ...

Mosquitoes favour some people due to body odour linked to skin chemistry. A new study reveals how smell, not myths, guides ...

A new study weighs the rare ethical justification for genome-driven extinction of harmful species like screwworms, mosquitoes ...

The innovation centers on a fungus called Metarhizium pingshaense, long known for its ability to kill insects. But scientists ...

Kaya Lehmann visited a waterfall in Bali during a summer holiday. Four months later she’s still counting the cost.

Leukemia findings are especially striking – potentially lending support to plaintiffs in court cases who allege that Roundup ...

The danger lies not in the insect itself, but in its ability to carry and transmit pathogens. The challenge with mosquito-borne diseases is that they thrive in tropical climates, where stagnant water, ...

A recent study reveals that some individuals are more attractive to mosquitoes due to high levels of specific fatty acids on ...

Greg Devine said mosquitos that carry the virus "hitchhike around the world" and the increased movement of people is ...

BLOCKING malaria transmission by targeting the malaria parasite inside mosquitoes so that it is no longer transmitted by the ...

Apart from ethical considerations, more importantly, ecological & evolutionary role of the species has to be considered when ...