Mosquitoes have an appetite dampener in their derrières. When mosquitoes’ bellies are full, special cells in their rectums block their bloodthirst, researchers report March 20 in Current Biology. The ...

Scientists have finally cracked how mosquitoes decide where to fly—and it’s not by following each other. Instead, each insect independently reacts to visual cues and carbon dioxide, zeroing in on ...

Anopheles darlingi, a key carrier of malaria, is rapidly evolving resistance to insecticides. Romuald Carinci and Pascal Gaborit/Duchemin lab/Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, CC BY-SA The fight against ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An invasive, disease-carrying mosquito is thriving in Southern California, possibly staying active year-round and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some people seem to get bitten by mosquitoes far more than others, and it’s not just bad luck. Scientists have found that certain ...

Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes—a major vector of malaria in South America—are evolving in response to insecticides, which may make them harder to kill and malaria more difficult to control, according ...

Mosquitoes, those tiny, buzz-in-your-ear bloodsuckers that plague outdoor enthusiasts, sure can be annoying. They're also, despite their negative reputation, an essential part of the ecosystems they ...

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Lines were long at airports nationwide Tuesday amid T.S.A. staffing shortages, but passengers at Bush Intercontinental Airport waited more than four hours to pass through checkpoints. By Christina ...

WASHINGTON — Chuck Norris, who has been a defining American figure in martial arts movies since the 1970s, has died, his family confirmed on Friday. He was 86. If you're searching for a way to look ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Families lined the pier at Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday morning, saying emotional goodbyes as more than 4,500 sailors deployed aboard the USS George H. W. Bush Carrier Strike Group.

Travelers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) could face up to four-hour waits at TSA checkpoints Monday morning as federal ICE agents are deployed to assist an overstretched and unpaid TSA ...