Not all mosquitoes are to blame, however. Every bloodsucking malaria vector comes from those within the group Anopheles leucosphyrus, which encompasses a comparatively small portion of the planet’s ...

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for ...

Mosquitoes may have started targeting humans millions of years ago, possibly during the spread of Homo erectus in Southeast Asia.

An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases.

By Hugo Francisco de Souza Trained on genomic data spanning the tree of life, Evo 2 reveals how artificial intelligence can ...

Being invited to present research at an international academic conference is an honor for any seasoned professional. But for ...

The story of GraalVM in early 2026: a project settling into a quarterly cadence, tightening its support matrix, and—thanks to Oracle—being very explicit about what it is no longer going to be.

Angelina Jolie declared that her double mastectomy scars “are a choice” she is “grateful” she was able to make. “I’ve always been someone more interested in the scars and the life that people carry,” ...

Scientists at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine in Bengaluru have identified a single gene linked to a cluster of three serious health conditions, dilated cardiomyopathy, ...

A warm body in the rainforest gives off a loud chemical signal. For most mosquitoes, that signal could belong to almost any mammal.