Story continues below video Science News sponsorship position. Malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes are known for their ability to sneak away from a victim after a meal. Now researchers have ...

Mosquitoes do a superb job of spreading diseases like malaria – now researchers have shown it's possible to hijack these ...

In Oromia region, years of insecurity and limited access to healthcare have left people increasingly vulnerable to malaria.

Scientists are exploring new ways to combat malaria, a deadly disease spread through mosquito bites. A recent study shows ...

Delhi-NCR is grappling with a surge in mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and Japanese encephalitis.

Culex mosquitoes are distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate regions, with the exception of extreme northern latitudes. They feed at night on humans and animals and are found indoors and ...

I’ve worked with Anopheles mosquitoes for most of my career. The group has been well-known for at least 100 years, but we’re still able to find new species and new vectors of malaria across ...

The female Anopheles mosquito may well be the most dangerous creature on Earth. When she lands on human skin, she sucks up blood through her needle-shaped mouth and injects saliva into the wound.

The parasite, plasmodium, is transmitted by mosquitoes, specifically female Anopheles mosquitoes. The female Anopheles mosquito needs a blood meal to reproduce. If the mosquito bites someone with ...

Malaria is a deadly disease caused by a parasite spread by the Anopheles species of mosquito. The condition tends to be more prevalent in warmer regions and those near the equator, including sub ...