Enemy searchlights raked the sky and shells exploded around us: the cockpit was filled with blinding light, so I could see ...

Former pilot Colin Bell recalls in a memoir how his commander refused to ground his squadron of Mosquito fighter aircraft despite manufacturers warning of a potential engine fault.

In November 1944, during the height of World War II, RAF Squadron Leader Branse Burbridge and navigator Bill Skelton flew a wooden Mosquito deep into German-controlled skies. Using captured radar ...

Not all mosquitoes are to blame, however. Every bloodsucking malaria vector comes from those within the group Anopheles leucosphyrus, which encompasses a comparatively small portion of the planet’s ...

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take steps immediately for mosquito control in and around airports in the country.

In the First World War, all of the best fighter aircraft were European; in the Second World War, Europe had the superb ...

The magnificent Camel biplane was the greatest fighter of Britain and her allies in the First World War. Downing more aircraft than any other of the conflict - a total of 1294 - the Camel is ...

Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease, doctors and scientists explain. Erasing the federal ...

Santa Clara County officials will carry out an aerial mosquito control treatment over the Palo Alto flood basin Wednesday aimed at reducing the population of winter salt marsh mosquitoes. The ...

A new study has detected a DNA marker in a gene encoding a key enzyme known as cytochrome P450 that helps mosquitoes to break down and survive exposure to pyrethroids, the main insecticides used for ...

A vertical take-off and landing aircraft first flown 60 years ago is being revived, with the aim of offering a cheaper and greener alternative to modern helicopters. “For years we have been looking ...

Skyryse, an El Segundo, California-based aviation automation startup, has raised more than $300 million in a Series C investment, pushing its valuation to $1.15 billion and into unicorn territory. The ...