Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in ...

As mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever spread across the world, researchers say that a key strategy to prevent these illnesses may be dissuading the insects from biting their ...

Sharks rarely bite humans in the first place. And in a new study Friday, researchers have found that some of these bites are wholly defensive. Reading time 3 minutes Sharks might not be as responsible ...

Dec. 4 -- (HealthDay News) -- A human bite can lead to a dangerous infection, just as an animal bite can. About one-third of hand infections are caused by human bite wounds, which can be loaded with ...

When it comes to gator bites, it turns out we’re the problem (it’s us). Recent research has found that the vast majority of violent alligator incidents in the U.S. are provoked by “risky human ...