Learning to identify bug bites and stings will help you get the right treatment. We break down the bites of mosquitos, fleas, ...

Shannon had played a trailer-trash fuckup in Letts’s early hit, the nihilist neo-noir “Killer Joe,” and for “Bug,” a more ...

Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite ...

Carrie Coon is back on Broadway — in a role that has teeth. In exclusive first-look production photos, the three-time Emmy ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes do not fly around aimlessly hoping to find their next meal. A new study shows that mosquitoes lock onto human scent and purposefully follow it until they find an attack ...

I remember, as a young child in the South, walking onto a carpet and having my feet covered in little black dots. At first, I was bewildered, thinking it was just some dirt or dried mud. But as I ...

Background: Anthrax, caused by Bacillus anthracis, is endemic in western China’s pastoral regions. Urban areas adjacent to these regions face a growing threat from the unregulated or poorly monitored ...

A brown recluse is seen in this file photo. It is one of several species of spider you may spot inside your Kentucky home this fall. stphillips Getty Images Most spiders mature in late summer or fall ...

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.

PORTLAND, Maine — Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help keep swimmers safe. Fatal ...