As habitats and hosts keep vanishing, the bloodsuckers are turning to us for a free meal.

Engineered microbes may find use in living, long-term mosquito repellent By Ben Coxworth July 30, 2024 Unlike their natural counterparts, two types of genetically engineered skin bacteria don't ...

Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University and Drexel University have developed an innovative manufacturing technique that allows the proboscises, or ...

Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working ...

Mosquitoes are more than just a summer nuisance; they pose a significant global health challenge, killing over 700,000 people ...

Mosquito-borne diseases kill over 700,000 people every year. By Laura Baisas Published Jul 7, 2025 9:48 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

This week, a New Hampshire man died of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare but extremely serious disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus. Human cases of EEE have also been reported in Wisconsin ...

Scientists from the A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) have uncovered a surprising mechanism showing how mosquito saliva can alter the human body's immune response during chikungunya virus ...

MARSHALL, Texas - If you feel like you’re the victim of itchy mosquito bites more often than others, it may not be all in your head. Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service ...