The moment you hear the water rushing through the trees near Blountsville, Alabama, you realize Mardis Mill Falls is about to ruin every other waterfall for you.

The water temperature is what we in the South like to call “refreshing,” which is code for “you’re going to make a noise when you first step in.” But on a hot Alabama summer day, that cool water feels ...

For the first time ever, mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland as warming temperatures make the frozen country more hospitable for the bloodsuckers. The idyllic Scandinavian isle was previously ...

In Louisiana, pesky bug bites are far too common — even into fall and sometimes winter. There’s no escaping mosquitoes. Even a cold winter won’t keep the stinging, biting creatures away for long.

Summer in the UK is perfect for enjoying gardens, beaches, countryside walks, and camping trips. But it also brings an unwelcome companion, biting insects. Mosquitoes, midges, and ticks aren't just ...

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — Officials with the Florida Department of Health in Hernando County issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory Thursday after sentinel chickens tested positive for the West Nile ...

After finishing college in the United States, in 2007, Kunal Bahl joined Microsoft. That year there were, as usual, tens of thousands of applicants for the H-1B visa—the temporary (non-immigrant) ...

Aliens, big ol’ bugs and a creepy capybara have joined the lineup of Gators, Ghosts and Goblins, the Halloween proceedings that start Saturday at Gatorland. It’s the seventh year for the ...

You may be surprised by which house bugs are helpful and which are dangerous. Either way, we’ll show you how to get rid of ...

Walter Williams, the late George Mason University economist, liked to caution against citing racial discrimination as a blanket explanation for statistical disparities among groups. “This is not to ...