#West Nile virus

Author: Aimee Cunningham / Source: Science News For 40 years, they’ve held the front line in Florida’s fight against mosquito-borne diseases. And it turns out that the chickens standing sentinel in cities, marshes, woodlands and residential backyards are clucking good at their job. Last year,

Author: Susan Milius / Source: Science News There are no teensy cups. But a urine test for wild mosquitoes has for the first time proved it can give an early warning that local pests are spreading diseases. Mosquito traps remodeled with a pee-collecting card picked up telltale genetic traces of

Author: Helen Thompson / Source: Science News A natural history museum isn’t just a place to take visiting relatives or for entertaining kids on the weekends. These museums’ collections also play a vital, but under-celebrated, role in scientific research. That’s why, when Brazil’s National

Author: Susan Milius / Source: Science News for Students SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — In many places, a moonless night sky is no longer inky black. Artificial lighting can give the night a persistent glow. This so-called light pollution can affect animals. And new data now suggest those effects might