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TopicMosquito

Topic: mosquito

Don’t scratch mosquito bites. Here is how to deal with itching, redness

When a mosquito bites you, it injects its salvia into your skin, triggering an allergic reaction in your body, which causes itchiness and those red bumps.

SubscriberWrites: The Mosquito Effect

The growing mosquito-human like relationship between the “majorities” and minorities and where it leads places like Gaza, Ukraine, and India someday.

Dengue fever outbreak grips the world. 5 ways to stop it

Over four billion people are currently at risk from mosquito-borne infections, including dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. It's estimated to rise to five billion by 2050.

How a collision with NASA spacecraft may have knocked an asteroid moon off course & out of shape

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

WHO recommends 2nd malaria vaccine — why Oxford-SII shot is likely to cost less, have wider reach

The R21 or Matrix-M vaccine has been developed by scientists at Oxford University & is the 2nd to receive WHO recommendation, after RTS,S or AS01 (brand name Mosquirix), approved in 2021.

Where do mosquitoes go in winter? The answer will help in disease outbreak

Unlike warm-blooded animals, mosquitoes can’t control their own body temperatures. So, the warmer it is, the more active they are; but there's more.

Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still want to hang out

We released mosquitoes into a large arena, the size of a suburban yard, and had willing subjects sit in a chair as bait.

First-ever image of new planetary system could hold clues to our own evolution

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

Malaria still a big threat to Indians. Can’t afford to divert all resources to Covid

India’s progress in controlling malaria has been a result of pre-emptive anti-mosquito measures taken before onset of monsoon. Coronavirus pandemic can disrupt these.

China wipes out deadly mosquitoes & mother whales whisper to their calves

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

On Camera

Why Supreme Court’s AGR relief for Vodafone Idea can trigger questions of fair play in telecom

Uniformity of rules should be the playbook across sectors. Different rules, whether for telecom players, retail entities or online businesses, would invariably trigger the level-playing questions.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.