A new study finds mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest are increasingly feeding on humans as deforestation reduces wildlife ...

A Brazilian study finds mosquitoes in fragmented Atlantic Forest habitats are feeding more on humans as biodiversity declines ...

As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals.

Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, ...

Once mosquitoes acquire a new food source, they tend to develop a preference for that particular blood—and humans are one ...

W hat female mosquitoes choose to feed on has a bearing on human health, since they transmit pathogens from one host to ...

In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that ...

Mosquitoes ’ thirst for human blood is rising, reveals new research. Scientists found that some of the blood-sucking insects ...

Researchers believe mosquitoes in a part of Brazil where they would once have targeted a wide variety of creatures to feed on ...

Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious ...

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