Get ready to explore one of Africa's most notorious insects: the tsetse fly. These tiny flies may not look like much, but they play a major role in spreading sleeping sickness, aka human African ...

G. Bagshawe announcing the discovery, I believe for the first time, of the pupæ of the tsetse-fly (Glossina palpalis) in nature. As this species of fly is now known to be the agent which ...

So why do close living relatives like chimps have an easier labour, giving birth in hours and on their own? In an attempt to answer this evolutionary question, scientists have been looking at how ...

Kenya’s dream of achieving food security will remain elusive due to invasion of vast fertile lands by tsetse flies. Kenya Tsetse and Tryponosomiasis Eradication Council says the national food ...

In real life, there's a bit more to birth than that! However, it isn't always as painful and traumatic as some mums-to-be are lead to believe either, which is why we've asked midwife Anne Richley to ...

But with talk of future space colonies and cities on Mars, there's a good chance that one day humans will give birth somewhere beyond Earth, and that brings up some interesting questions.

Tsetse fly. It transmits parasites that cause sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana disease in animals. [iStockphoto] Tsetse flies - which transmit tiny parasites that cause sleeping sickness in ...

I trust myself. My body knows what to do." Trying to encourage relaxation is a reason unassisted-birth believers don't want a doctor or midwife present. Traditional medicine holds that a midwife ...

Scientists think giving birth activates this network to help a mother detect threats and protect her infant from harm, especially in dangerous situations when that network can help ramp up adrenaline.

Female tsetse flies give birth to live larvae rather than laying ... After about nine days, the female fly deposits a fully developed larva into the soil, where it burrows down and pupates ...

Get ready to explore one of Africa's most notorious insects: the tsetse fly. These tiny flies may not look like much, but they play a major role in spreading sleeping sickness, aka human African ...