Every throw of the magnet is unpredictable, but this time we uncovered a box that seemed to cross the line into something illegal. 'Sickening': Woman randomly stabbed while walking to work in broad ...

How and why some people are seemingly more likely than others to attract potentially deadly mosquito bites has long been a puzzle. But Dutch researchers have found some answers in tests that show the ...

Researchers in the Netherlands turned a major music festival into an unexpected laboratory to investigate a question that has long puzzled scientists and bug-bitten individuals alike: What makes some ...

Despite these limitations, the study offers a fun and enlightening look at mosquito behavior and what might make people more or less susceptible to bites. The results suggest that if you don't want to ...

For three consecutive days at the Lowlands festival in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands, scientists set up a unique pop-up research site inside a series of shipping container laboratories. Instead of ...

We don't fully understand why some people appear more attractive to mosquitoes – largely because it's complicated, a tangled web of physiological factors, geography and species. But a new study has ...

For three hot days in August 2023, at one of the biggest music festivals in the Netherlands, a line of people snaked outside the entrance of four welded-together shipping containers. But they weren’t ...

Hedonists who drink beer, don’t wash, share a bed and eschew sunscreen may be more attractive to mosquitoes – at least, that’s what a study of festivalgoers found. For their Mosquito Magnet Trial, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Countless factors may (and may not) contribute to a mosquito’s ...

Mosquitos remain the world's deadliest animal by far. Researchers led by biologist Felix Hol decided to investigate what biological and sensory contributors may have the most sway over a mosquito’s ...

Researchers in the Netherlands took mosquitoes to a music festival to learn why some people get bitten more than others. They discovered that mosquitoes have a particular preference for the blood of ...

Following historic flooding in southeast Wisconsin, we're now dealing with a new challenge: mosquitoes. All the pooled and standing water has created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, and ...