Phantom crane flies change the angle of their splayed legs to increase or reduce drag, helping them navigate varying winds.

Scientists have finally cracked how mosquitoes decide where to fly—and it’s not by following each other. Instead, each insect ...

One researcher said that instead of following the leader, mosquitoes follow the signals and happen to arrive at the same spot ...

A mosquito finds its target with the help of certain cues in its environment, such as a person's silhouette and the carbon ...

“Four minutes is too long.” That’s the note undergraduate Chris Zuo sent me along with photos of countless mosquito bites on ...

Bug spray, swollen welts, citronella. It’s mosquito season. And in a normal year, the health department serving Ohio’s Delaware County would be setting out more than 90 mosquito traps a week — black ...

Mosquitoes are a natural part of summer. Luckily, in Colorado, we have fewer mosquitoes than many areas of the country. One of the luxuries of living in Durango is the ability to sit outside in the ...

RODERWOLDE, Netherlands (AP) How far does a mosquito fly? Harry Boerema wants to know. Boerema lives near a drainage project, where Dutch authorities are dredging a huge meter-deep (3-foot) basin in ...

Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses, such as Ebola and coronaviruses. These pathogens can spread to humans ...