In the interconnected web of nature, small disruptions can yield outsized consequences. One such example comes from Central ...

It experiences obligatory diapause, a period of dormancy that is naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism's life cycle. When we think of Antarctic animals, most would mention penguins, and ...

The attraction between water molecules creates tension and a very delicate membrane. Water striders walk on this membrane. Water striders eat insects and larvae on the surface of water, such as ...

“Rainfall creates breeding sites for mosquito eggs and larvae, but this does not immediately result in increased dengue risk,” explained Yacob, adding, “It takes time for these larvae to ...

A mosquito that has adapted to live in London ... has important implications for understanding both rapid urban adaptation and emerging threats to human health,” scientists say.

A large international team of researchers has discovered that the mosquitoes that live in London's underground subway evolved from a Middle Eastern species over thousands of years. In their paper ...

A form of mosquito associated with the London Underground ... molestus was already primed for city life thanks to much older adaptations,” she says. “Once established in cities, it has likely ...

These bugs grow into mosquito-destroying machines. If you don't recognize what they are, no sweat. They are dragonfly babies, or more appropriately, dragonfly larvae (nymphs). As larvae, these insects ...

Mediterranean mussels (M. galloprovincialis) were obtained from a local producer in the Ria Formosa (Olhão, Portugal). For the experimental immune challenge mussels (length 4.35 ± 0.34 cm, soft body ...

The molestus mosquito loves breeding in nutrient-rich irrigation ditches and latrines, she says, and when adults develop from the filter-feeding, water-dwelling larvae, they are already well fed.

Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror and the Light,” a new “Bridget Jones” and Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear series are some of this year’s most anticipated adaptations. By Wilson Wong ...