Some mosquitoes have become increasingly reliant on human blood, new research shows – and it's probably our own fault. A ...

As Brazil’s Atlantic Forest shrinks, mosquitoes that once fed on many animal species appear to be shifting toward humans.

As habitats and hosts keep vanishing, the bloodsuckers are turning to us for a free meal.

In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that ...

Deforestation has reduced the plants and animals on which mosquitoes feed.

Once mosquitoes acquire a new food source, they tend to develop a preference for that particular blood—and humans are one ...

W hat female mosquitoes choose to feed on has a bearing on human health, since they transmit pathogens from one host to ...

It's not just warm weather that's leading to more people being bitten by mosquitoes. Find out what scientists have discovered ...

As deforestation shrinks Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes that once fed on many animal species are increasingly turning to human blood.

During prehistoric times, the mosquito was already a nuisance for millions of years. Fossil evidence suggests they have been around for 46 to 100 million years — humming, buzzing, flying, biting, ...

Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, ...

Mosquitoes in the Atlantic Forest region and other regions across the world are known to transmit viruses such as yellow ...