A new study finds mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest are increasingly feeding on humans as deforestation reduces wildlife ...

"With fewer natural options available, mosquitoes are forced to seek new, alternative blood sources. They end up feeding more ...

As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals, a shift that ...

And now a new study finds that when humans encroach on wild places, these insects may develop a special taste for human blood ...

Mosquitoes appear to be acquiring a stronger taste for human blood, out of necessity. A new study out of Brazil suggests that ...

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

Researchers believe mosquitoes in a part of Brazil where they would once have targeted a wide variety of creatures to feed on ...

A Brazilian study finds mosquitoes in fragmented Atlantic Forest habitats are feeding more on humans as biodiversity declines ...

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

Mosquitoes ’ thirst for human blood is rising, reveals new research. Scientists found that some of the blood-sucking insects ...

Experiencing a mosquito surge indoors in 2026? Uncover the science behind it, from climate shifts to home factors, and learn ...

The annual reprieve from the heat and pouring rains has arrived in Miami-Dade County, but that doesn’t mean that mosquitoes have gone away. Because most species remain active at temperatures above 50 ...