A discovery among the mummies reveals a sick, sad truth. Parasitic worms plagued these ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. ~humanities.history Link 8 votes
Study finds trash, household crowding increase risk for three dangerous, mosquito-borne illnesses in Kenya ~health Article 1013 words 3 votes
New evidence indicates that an effort to stamp out disease-carrying insects is working. The key? Mosquitoes genetically engineered to kill off their own kind. ~science biology Article 689 words 5 votes
An extremely common microbe can stop the insects from spreading the virus that causes dengue fever ~health Article 1634 words 7 votes
Florida mosquitoes: 750 million genetically modified insects to be released ~science biology Article 486 words, published Aug 20 2020 8 votes
Clouds of mosquitoes have been so thick in southwest Louisiana since Hurricane Laura that they’re killing cattle and horses ~enviro natural disasters Article 315 words 5 votes
Gene-drive technology could alter entire species, help eliminate malaria and prevent extinctions, but assessing the risks is difficult ~science biology medicine Article 8033 words 8 votes
Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus — Another emergent arbovirus in the United States ~health Link 7 votes
Genetically modified mosquitoes breed in Brazil ~science biology Article 745 words, published Feb 9 2019 8 votes
Scientists release controversial genetically modified mosquitoes in high-security lab ~science biology Article 1819 words 16 votes
The number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick, and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years ~science medicine Article 1258 words, published May 1 2018 11 votes