Health
Malaria parasite hides in human blood by changing how its genes work
Plasmodium falciparum, a malaria-causing parasite, can live undetected in the human bloodstream for months by changing the way its genes are expressed
News
Life
Mosquitoes evolved to suck human blood when they couldn’t find water
News
Environment
People are using mosquito nets for fishing – and it works too well
News
Comment
Scare stories of mutant GM mosquitoes aren’t true, but have some truth
News
Life
Mosquitoes may have killed half the people who ever lived
Culture
Health
Malaria drugs for mosquitoes could help prevent the disease in humans
News
Comment
How should we control the power to genetically eliminate a species?
News
Environment
Mosquitoes are eating plastic and spreading it to new food chains
News
Health
App can tell you if a mosquito is about to give you malaria
News
Earth
Climate change will kill millions but you knew that already
It’s no surprise, but an analysis has predicted deadly heatwaves, more deaths from starvation, and a boom in mosquito-borne diseases thanks to climate change
News
Health
Warmer weather could bring fresh Zika misery
News
Environment
GM mosquitoes approved for field trial release in Florida
News
Environment
Bees die needlessly as Zika prompts US state to spray pesticide
News
Health
US plan to fend off Zika with sterile mosquitoes faces catch-22
Opinion