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We've discovered a lot of weird animal species in the last decade, but this organism might take the cake for the world's weirdest bacteria. Scientists have finally figured out how this microscopic ...

This parasite invades brain cells to make fruit flies get their freak on. Understanding how it works could help control mosquito-borne diseases. Illustration courtesy of Arizona State University. When ...

Lymphatic filariasis, a devastating parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes, affects more than 110 million people worldwide. 1 People who suffer from the infection experience extremely painful ...

Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus affecting millions of people each year, with symptoms ranging from flu-like illness to ...

An azuki bean beetle on an azuki bean. The white spots on either side of the bean are beetle eggs. Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers at Kyushu University have found that when azuki bean beetles infected with ...

Dengue has been a public health problem in the tropical world for decades and 2024 saw a global dengue surge, with more than 14 million cases and 10 thousand deaths reported worldwide – more than more ...

Support for this article was provided by the Pulitzer Center. Last month, a parade of vehicles wound its way through three cities in Brazil, releasing clouds of mosquitoes into the air. The insects ...