Malaria mosquitoes track humans by scent, not random flight, revealing why some people are bitten more at night.

A new study based on mathematical modeling reveals how tradeoffs faced by human malaria parasites (Plasmodium falciparum)—between using resources to replicate within hosts and transmitting to new ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the science behind giant, human-sized insects, explaining why such creatures can’t exist today ...

Applying an insecticide treatment used for soldiers’ uniforms to the cloths used to carry babies significantly reduced ...

Researchers have developed a new "color-coded" genetic method that makes it easy to distinguish male and female mosquitoes.

Wasps are causing mayhem on the stage at the world darts championship, so one player came prepared to deal with them.

A three-inch long Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) was spotted at a local Santa Barbara County business this ...

Despite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice, mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped ...

With a new generation of fast and affordable gene sequencers, researchers are better equipped than ever to tackle Earth’s ...

Insect microbiome research has emerged as a dynamic field, revealing the profound influence of microbial communities on the ...

Field hygiene, resistant cultivars, biocontrol, timely drying, sanitary storage, and grain sorting reduce the production of ...

I had the realization that humans are always tugging at the web of life, affecting many living beings other than ourselves. Life on our planet is a web held together ...