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

In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that ...

Scientists found that some mosquitoes really are targeting humans more than other food sources, but it could be a matter of ...

W hat female mosquitoes choose to feed on has a bearing on human health, since they transmit pathogens from one host to ...

As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals.

Mosquitoes ’ thirst for human blood is rising, reveals new research. Scientists found that some of the blood-sucking insects ...

"With fewer natural options available, mosquitoes are forced to seek new, alternative blood sources. They end up feeding more ...

Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and fishes ...

Humans influence the evolution of plants and animals. Sometimes actively, sometimes indirectly. The case of the Tube mosquito ...

Mosquitoes transmit diseases like dengue, Zika, and malaria, making this shift a significant public health concern.

Researchers working in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest found that mosquitoes captured deep inside nature reserves showed a striking ...