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Environment

People are using mosquito nets for fishing – and it works too well

People are increasingly repurposing mosquito nets for fishing around the world, but the nets often catch very young fish which could lead to fewer fish in the future

News

Scare stories of mutant GM mosquitoes aren’t true, but have some truth

Comment

Scare stories of mutant GM mosquitoes aren’t true, but have some truth

Comment

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Life

Mosquitoes may have killed half the people who ever lived

Culture

Mosquitoes

Health

Malaria drugs for mosquitoes could help prevent the disease in humans

News

Dead mosquito

Comment

How should we control the power to genetically eliminate a species?

Comment

mosquito larvae

Environment

Mosquitoes are eating plastic and spreading it to new food chains

News

a mosquito about to land on skin

Technology

App can tell you if a mosquito is about to give you malaria

News

A young child crying

Health

Climate change will kill millions but you knew that already

News

Zika

Health

Warmer weather could bring fresh Zika misery

News

GM mosquito

Life

GM mosquitoes approved for field trial release in Florida

State officials have approved a controversial plan to fight diseases such as Zika and dengue with genetically engineered insects

News

Life

Bees die needlessly as Zika prompts US state to spray pesticide

News

Life

US plan to fend off Zika with sterile mosquitoes faces catch-22

Comment

Life

First evidence that GM mosquitoes reduce disease

News

Health

A yellow fever epidemic has hit central Africa. Is Asia next?

News