The mosquito is the deadliest animal on Earth, and the tiny Aedes aegypti may be the worst species of all, spreading diseases like West Nile, malaria and dengue fever. Correspondent David Pogue reports on a test conducted in Fresno, Calif., to reduce the rising mosquito population there, by releasing sterile males, bred in a factory, to mate with females in the wild. Did the experiment work?
An experiment was recently conducted in Fresno, Calif., to reduce the rising mosquito population there by releasing sterile males, bred in a factory, to mate with females in the wild. Did the test work?
The man fell to the ground and kicked the bear as it ran toward him, officials said.
Shelley's eagle owl had never been clearly photographed in the wild — until now.
A series of powerful "atmospheric river" storms are set dump historic amounts of rainfall across parts of drought-stricken California and the Pacific Northwest from this weekend, forecasters warn.Why it matters: A strong atmospheric river, packing large amounts of moisture, is predicted to whiplash Northern California from drought to flood.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.A stormy and wet period is ahead for large areas of the country over the next 5 day
Gertrudes Freire and her family came to the great forest in search of land and rain. When they reached the settlement of Ouro Preto do Oeste in 1971, it was little more than a lonely rubber-tapper outpost hugging the single main road that ran through the jungle like a red dust scar. Sitting on the porch of the family farmhouse in the sweltering heat of the Amazon dry season, Gertrudes, now 79 with neat gray hair tucked behind her ears and a smile that shows half a dozen stubborn teeth, recalls the hardship and hope.
A viral image that appears to show a marching band at a football stadium spelling out a vulgar message directed toward President Joe Biden is altered.
Chinese real estate is down. It's time to pay attention.
The elephant spared the man's cell phone, which rangers have turned over to police to help track down his fellow poachers, a park spokesman said.
As a scientist at both NASA and JAXA, James O'Donoghue has studied the planets. In his free time, he makes award-winning animations of them.
China passed a law on Saturday to strengthen border protection amid a protracted standoff with India, worries about spillover effects from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and the spread of COVID-19 from Southeast Asia. The Land Borders Law will not necessarily change how border security is handled when the measure takes effect on Jan. 1, but it reflects China's growing confidence in its capability to manage its frontiers. China has been closely watching neighbouring Afghanistan, where the Taliban returned to power in August, to guard against a possible inflow of refugees or Islamic extremists crossing over to link up with the Muslim Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region.
Video footage showing as many as 20 lions sipping from a South African river in a near-perfect line apparently is worth watching more than once.
The former president and his allies are doing everything in their power to stymie the investigation into the Capitol assault. Will they succeed?
A researcher on Friday cautioned that a 17-foot great white shark was cruising just beyond the shore of El Capitan State Beach near Santa Barbara.
The former president hopes to run out the clock on investigations and raise money off his legal difficulties.
In 2019, a Facebook staffer created two fictitious accounts to see what content the platform recommended. What the research found was alarming.
Peter Scolari, the prolific television and stage actor who found instant fame and a lifelong friendship with Tom Hanks when the two co-starred in the hit 1980 TV comedy Bosom Buddies, died early Friday morning following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 66. His death was announced by Ellen Lubin Sanitsky at Wright Entertainment. […]
Tall grasses on salt marshes protect mainlands from hurricanes and sustain marine life vital to seafood and recreational fishing industries. Scientists hope this test could be a solution to danger from rising seas.
A nonpartisan audit of the 2020 presidential race results in Wisconsin found no evidence of widespread voter fraud and determined the swing state's election had been "largely safe and secure." Why it matters: The results further undermine former President Donald Trump's false claims of widespread voter fraud throughout the country.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeDetails: The report, released on Friday by the state's Legislative
So you think you know all you need to know about Social Security? If so, congratulations - you are in the minority when it comes to knowledge of the nation's biggest retirement benefits program -...
The iPod was first announced 20 years ago, on October 23, 2001.
