Scientists just discovered bedbugs are getting much harder to eliminate —...
Bedbugs are a nightmare for any person who has them. They're impossible to find and generally feed while you're sleeping. To make matters worse, scientists just found out they're actually getting more...
View ArticleBillions of roaring cicadas are about to invade the east coast for the first...
For the first time in 17 years, billions of cicadas will be emerging from the ground to live out their short adult life on the east coast.Produced by Jacqui Frank. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig....
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Billions of noisy bugs are about to take the East Coast by storm for the...
You’ll hear them from a mile away. This spring, billions of cicadas will come up from underground, creating a symphony that the east coast hasn’t heard since 1999.Cicadas are large, clunky insects with...
View ArticleHere's what happens to your body when you get Lyme disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) records about 30,000 cases of Lyme disease each year. But researchers think the actual number of infections might be closer to 300,000Produced By...
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These 7 things make mosquitoes bite you more
Does it seem like mosquitoes search you out specifically, maniacally biting you just to make you miserable?Blame your genes.And your smelly feet.Basically, mosquitoes choose their prey — you — based on...
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7 things that make mosquitoes bite you more
Mosquitoes choose their prey — you — based on a whole bunch of factors. But there's good news: Some of the things that might make you especially attractive to them are things you can actually change....
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Apple is ditching an update that has been killing iPads
Apple is walking back an update that has been "bricking" customers' iPads.iOS 9.3.2 was released this week, including features like Night Shift mode and Low Power mode. But some iPad Pro users also...
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Scientists named a new species of praying mantis after Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already a Supreme Court justice, feminist hero, and unlikely pop culture icon, but now the 83-year-old can add one more accolade to her many accomplishments: She's a bug....
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Science shows these are the only kinds of bug spray that actually work
Using bug spray is one of the best defenses we have right now against bug bites — as well as certain diseases like Zika.The virus is spread by aggressive mosquitoes that bite during the day, and in...
View ArticleClever uses for dryer sheets that don't involve a dryer
Dryer sheets are a necessity in many homes across the country. We use them to keep our clothes nice and soft, and static free when we take them out of the dryer. But few of us realize those dryer...
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This artist turns colorful bug infestations into art
Jennifer Angus is one of the world 's most prolific bug collectors.That 's because she 's been an insect artist for the last 17 years, and regularly pins thousands of critters to walls in galleries...
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3 DIY bug traps you can make using household items
Uninvited guests at your summer cookout can be real pests. So get rid of your annoying insect visitors with a DIY bug trap. But bear in mind that not all the traps you find on the Internet work.A sonic...
View ArticleWe went to the NYC restaurant that serves grasshoppers and they're delicious
We went to Black Ant to try their grasshoppers. Served with 2 salsas and guacamole, the fried bugs tasted like a cross between crispy beef and seafood. Overall it was very delicious and highly...
View ArticleResearchers have created a creepy jumping robot roach
Researchers at Seoul National University, in collaboration with researchers from UC Berkeley, have constructed a tiny jumping roach robot. The mechanism, JumpRoACH, only weighs a few ounces, but can...
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A team of hackers has changed the future of computing forever
In a large ballroom inside the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas earlier this month, the next leap forward in the digital revolution took place in front of a crowd of hundreds of hackers in town for the Def Con...
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There's a problem with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus that makes the phone unusable...
Some iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners are reporting that the touch screens on their phones aren't registering their fingers' touch anymore, according to the tech teardown and repair site iFixit.The...
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Apple just fixed a serious security flaw — you should update all your iOS...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple issued a patch on Thursday to fix a dangerous security hole in iPhones and iPads after researchers discovered that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident's phone had...
View ArticleCrazy snake worms are invading the US and there’s little we can do
Our country is under threat from its tiniest invaders. Amynthas agrestis, or "crazy snake worm," is an earthworm natively from Korea and Japan that has begun appearing in the U.S. They're everywhere in...
View ArticleT-Mobile warns some iPhone users against installing iOS 10
Update: T-Mobile on late Thursday tweeted that a patch to resolve the potential connection problems has been issued early. You can go to Settings > General > About on your iOS 10 device to...
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A pile of 30-year-old documents has unearthed a new mystery about Lyme disease
The tick hunter was hopeful he had found the cause of the disabling illness, recently named Lyme disease, that was spreading anxiety through leafy communities east of New York City.At a government lab...
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