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 ...

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

Once mosquitoes acquire a new food source, they tend to develop a preference for that particular blood—and humans are one ...

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 ...

Entomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science Emma Saaty Torsten Dikow overlooks ...

Researchers surveyed residential rain barrels to determine how often mosquitoes took up residence in rain barrels and what preventative measures would most effectively keep mosquitoes out. Taking ...

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

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 ...