Animals are all around us. Because of their proximity, many people take for granted how truly dangerous some animals really ...

While Singapore does not require doctors to report tick bites or tick-borne diseases, a recent study has learnt that all 11 species ... ticks are less dangerous than mosquitoes, there is a risk ...

Get away from it all on this remote, untouched Southeast Asian island lined with white-sand beaches and surrounded by diverse and rare coral reefs.

A recent study has learnt that all 11 species of ticks found to have bitten humans in the island-state between 2002 and 2023 are capable of carrying one or more harmful microbes.

Despite the constant presence of mosquitoes, the risk of disease transmission fluctuates throughout the year between high and low risk months.

Genetic alterations may help mosquitoes adjust to climate change, shifting the distribution of mosquito-borne disease in a ...

Zika Uses Human Skin as 'Mosquito Magnet' to Spread Virus Further ... but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their habitat.

3, 2023 — Researchers have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis ... and the Sandfly Fever Sicilian virus (SFSV), mosquito-borne pathogens that can infect ...

One of the most outstanding ... down dangerous prey without much risk for itself. For a long time, the king cobra was recognized as the world’s longest venomous snake, a single species with ...

The JVP-led NPP government finds itself in an unenviable position. Its learning curve is disconcertingly steep. Sri Lankans are always in a hurry; patience cannot be considered one of their virtues, ...

The horror American Airlines crash near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport follows a pattern of crashes and near-misses at the airport - including a 1982 crash that left 78 people dead.

Declining bird populations across most to all habitats confirm that profound changes are occurring on our planet in response to human activities. A 2009 report on the state of birds in the United ...