Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, and some of them may be on the rise. At least in listener Abigail ...

These articles focus on the health impacts of extreme heat and mosquito-borne diseases in Miami. The reports highlight ...

Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, and some of them may be on the rise. At least in listener Abigail Krich-Starr's area, that's due to warmer, wetter weather — which, yes, is ...

A warming world is pushing tropical infectious diseases northwards as pathogens thrive in hot and humid conditions ...

The threats of vector-borne diseases, which are transmitted to humans by other organisms like mosquitoes or ticks, are being exacerbated by climate change. How can these threats be addressed?

"Climate change is more broad in scale,” said Prokopec. “It refers to long-term shifts in temperatures, rain and other weather patterns. You might have to talk about continental levels or even ...

Plant lavender, lemongrass, citronella grass, lemon thyme, lavender, rosemary, basil—even catnip, which can help keep ...

The combined effects of climate change and air pollution have led to direct declines in precipitation in the U.S. Southwest, ...

Some climate researchers believe diseases typically found in tropical regions, such as dengue and chikungunya, could become ...

By targeting genes involved in the ability of mosquitoes to mate, lay eggs or reproduce, gene drives affect their ...

Climate change is causing changes in climate variability that is impacting the vector insect species. Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, professor in the department of environmental sciences at Emory ...