When floods sweep through southern Africa, the most visible damage is immediate: homes washed away, crops destroyed, clinics disrupted, families displaced. These images dominate headlines and ...

A new study suggests that the deadly insects evolved their taste for human blood much earlier than previously thought, around when Homo erectus migrated into Southeast Asia ...

The arrival of substantial numbers of early human ancestors (Homo erectus) in the Southeast Asian prehistoric landmass of Sundaland, approximately 1.8 million years ago, likely triggered an ...

Introduction The global generation of waste is escalating at an unprecedented rate, driven by rapid urbanisation, population ...

In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that many species now prefer feeding on people rather than the forest’s diverse ...

MALARIA cases in Mashonaland West have surpassed the 2 000 mark since January, with eight deaths recorded, raising fresh ...

Health officials say that no preventive measures were implemented this year due to the government’s focus on elections.

A warm body in the rainforest gives off a loud chemical signal. For most mosquitoes, that signal could belong to almost any ...

The team calculated that the mosquitoes likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some ...

Medical experts explain the rise in non-malarial fevers, attributing it to better testing and historical misdiagnosis. Learn ...

A study reveals mosquitoes began biting humans 1.8 million years ago, highlighting evolutionary insights to combat mosquito-borne diseases.