slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs

themselves. Now they want a full review. Jessica Ware, president-elect of the Entomological Society of

ALOR SETAR: The Kedah Health Department confirms that two cases of Japanese Encephalitis( JE) infection have been detected in the Kota Setar district, with both cases involving death. Kedah Health director Dr Othman Warijo( pic) said the first case was reported on Nov 18 followed by the second case on Thursday( Nov 25) and the department declared an outbreak of JE in the district on Thursday.In this regard, he said the cumulative number of JE cases reported in the state as of Thursday was 10 cas

SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan Health Department has conducted an immediate investigation and taken measures to improve hygiene following a viral video of a rat allegedly roaming in Ward 3B of the Tuanku Ja' afar Hospital here. State Health director Datuk Dr Harlina Abdul Rashid( pic) said the department had increased the frequency of the cleaning and garbage collection schedule apart from emphasising on hygiene around the hospital, especially in all wards." The hospital maintenance concessionaire

Wilson's Half-Earth Project calls for protecting half the planet's land and sea so there are enough diverse and well-connected ecosystems to reverse the course of species extinction, which is happening at a rate not seen in 10 million years.... Through his career, Wilson discovered more than 400 species of ants.... Wilson attracted controversy when his 1975 book" Sociobiology: the New Synthesis" was interpreted by some scientists as implying that human behaviours like altruism or hostility are

Wembley Stadium could be infested by the flying ants that cross the South East of England from June to September every year.... England manager Gareth Southgate will take the national team to a confrontation with Italy on Sunday night.... Victory in Wembley stadium for England would mark the national team's first major tournament win since the 1966 World Cup. However, flying ants are expected to descend in large swathes across the south of the country as the summer temperature soars. Weather r

Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story Comment It’s always a muggy Washington summer inside the U.S. Army’s insectary, the nursery where researchers grow mosquitoes from eggs into adults.... ArrowRight About 10, 000 mosquitoes a week are reared at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, at the edge of a light industrial park in Silver Spring.... I started feeling itchy a few minutes after I entered the insectary, a room about the size of my dining room....

Beards aren't just cool and trendy — they might also be an evolutionary development to help protect a man's delicate facial bones from a punch to the face. That's the conclusion of a trio of scientists from the University of Utah who are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes, the Nobel Prize spoofs that honor — or maybe dishonor, depending on your point of view — strange scientific discoveries. The winners of the 31st annual Ig Nobels being announced Thursday included researchers who

12, 2019 file photo, the 2019 Ig Nobel award is displayed at the 29th annual Ig Nobel awards ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.... That's the conclusion of a trio of scientists from the University of Utah who are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes, the Nobel Prize spoofs that honor--or maybe dishonor, depending on your point of view--strange scientific discoveries.... While disappointing in many ways because half the fun of a live ceremony is the rowdy audience pa

Jewel Samad/ AFP via Getty Images, FILE A municipal worker fumigates in a market area as a preventive measure against mosquito-bite-born diseases in Dhaka, India, on Jan.... In 2012, Tripet co-authored another study that showed mosquitoes were capable of learning--that they could associate different patterns, visual cues, or smells with a positive or negative experience.... Those findings suggested that the learning may be relevant to their relationship with pesticides, Tripet said." So they'r