A Google-backed project is proposing an unusual way to fight mosquitoes: releasing millions more of them. The company's ...

A Google-backed plan would release 32 million mosquitoes in the U.S.

Google’s Debug project targets a Wolbachia-based approach to curb West Nile virus harboring mosquitoes in California and ...

Google is on a mission to control the population of bugs, but not the ones on your computer. The mosquito, called the Aedes ...

Working with circuits and LED lights guides students to test ideas, troubleshoot problems, revise plans, notice patterns, and ...

I know what you are thinking. Why on earth would Google want to release millions of mosquitoes? That was my first reaction too. Usually, when we hear “Google” and “bugs” in the same sentence, we think ...

What’s the best way to combat mosquito-borne diseases? Apparently, releasing more of the bloodsuckers, according to a Google-backed initiative. The Debug project is seeking permission from the ...

Google’s Debug Project has applied for an EPA permit to release up to 32 million mosquitoes in Florida and California to help reduce disease spread. The plan uses lab-produced sterile male mosquitoes ...

You don’t notice mosquito at first, not in the way you notice an itch or during outbreaks but mosquito-borne diseases have long shaped public health, and tend to remain in the background until cases ...