"With fewer natural options available, mosquitoes are forced to seek new, alternative blood sources," said co-author Sergio ...

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

In preparation for winter, the common shrew (Sorex araneus) shrinks its brain by 30 percent to conserve precious energy. Then ...

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

New Delhi, A study in Brazil's Atlantic Forest has found that ongoing biodiversity loss may be causing mosquitoes that once ...