Mosquitoes may have started targeting humans millions of years ago, possibly during the spread of Homo erectus in Southeast Asia.

A new study suggests that the deadly insects evolved their taste for human blood much earlier than previously thought, around when Homo erectus migrated into Southeast Asia ...

A warm body in the rainforest gives off a loud chemical signal. For most mosquitoes, that signal could belong to almost any ...

Not all mosquitoes are to blame, however. Every bloodsucking malaria vector comes from those within the group Anopheles leucosphyrus, which encompasses a comparatively small portion of the planet’s ...

Trading gems, minerals, fossils and meteorites can be fraught with controversy and ethical ambiguity. But is the answer to ...

Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color under ...

The term 'microwave-safe' often means a container will not visibly melt or break, not that it prevents the release of microscopic plastic particles or chemical additives ...

Studies are bolstering the idea that air pollution could increase your chances of developing dementia. But there are ways to ...

Martin Parr, who died in December, at the age of seventy-three, had a specific paint color in mind for the first room of ...

Unregulated capitalism has historically led to exploitation, pollution, and death, and while regulations have been put in ...

The EPA just loosened mercury rules for coal plants. Here’s what the toxic metal can do to your health - Environmental and health groups blasted the decision, saying it would leave all Americans in da ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...