U.S. health officials have issued travel advisories for Americans planning trips to certain tropical countries amid outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne disease. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Necrobotics is a field of engineering that builds robots out of a mix of synthetic materials and animal body parts. It has produced micro-grippers with pneumatically operated legs taken from dead ...

The Nets leaned on a jumbo lineup of Egor Dëmin, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney, Danny Wolf and Nic Claxton down the stretch of Monday’s 116–103 win over the Charlotte Hornets, a group with an ...

Twenty-one children are among 33 people who have died in Cuba of the mosquito-borne chikungunya and dengue viruses since July, authorities said Monday. Most of the deaths were attributed to ...

The energy was palpable inside Barclays Center. It was an energy that hasn’t been seen in the building since the Liberty season. And while the fan bases aren’t comparable, despite their ties, it was ...

HAVANA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Cuba is fighting a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses including dengue and chikungunya virus that have swept the island in recent weeks, affecting nearly one-third of the ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

The Nets fell to 0-5 after a 117-112 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday at Barclays Center. Once again, an encouraging start faded quickly as defensive breakdowns and poor execution kept Brooklyn ...

A team of researchers has developed a floral-scented fungus that tricks mosquitoes into approaching and dying. The fungus emits longifolene, a natural scent that irresistibly draws them in. It’s ...

The Brooklyn Nets hit the road on Sunday afternoon, looking for their first win of the season against a tough San Antonio Spurs squad. The Nets showed a lot of heart once again, staging a big ...

Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore. By Amelia Nierenberg Iceland lost the distinction this month of being one of the last ...