Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus,evolved from the bird-biting form, Culex pipiens form pipiens, in subways and cellars in northern ...

A type of mosquito that was believed to have evolved in the London Underground has a much older origin in the Mediterranean, according to a new genetic study. The myth originated during World War II ...

Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus, evolved from the bird-biting form, Culex pipiens form pipiens, in subways and cellars in ...

New research has uncovered the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species, Culex pipiens form molestus, also known as the 'London Underground mosquito' – disproving a long-held theory of when it ...

West Nile Virus was once a nominal concern for Utahns but since August 2003, when it was first detected in the Beehive State, infections in Utah residents have steadily risen. "West Nile Virus or WNV ...

Residents in a County Londonderry village have said they are being "tormented" once again by biting insects, which experts have identified as mosquitoes. Molly Clarke, 57, is among a number of people ...

Molly Clarke says she suffers from 'severe reactions' from mosquito bites, which residents in the Ballykelly area say are on the increase again Residents in a County Londonderry village have said they ...

Deadly West Nile virus found in UK mosquitoes for the first time These Aedes mosquitoes matter because they can spread viruses such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Outbreaks of these diseases, once ...

Known as the “Amazon of the seas”, the Coral Triangle is a 5.7 million sq. km expanse across the tropical waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and ...

Hong Kong designer-turned-entrepreneur Rosie Chan Man-wai has developed a recycling system that uses black soldier fly larvae and smart automation to turn food waste into fertiliser and protein for ...