Malaria is one of the world's most serious infectious diseases and affects more than 200 million people each year. Scientists have examined the bark from two African trees and found substances that ...

Extensive testing of malarial DNA found in birds, bats and other small mammals from five East African countries revealed that malaria has its roots in bird hosts. It then spread from birds to bats and ...

A new study led by the American Museum of Natural History puts forth the most comprehensive tree of life for malaria parasites to date. Known for being a devastating scourge of human health, with five ...

The ancestors of a large family of parasites--including those that cause malaria--were equipped to become parasites much earlier in their lineage than previously assumed, according to University of ...

1. 50 million malaria vaccinations are significantly reducing deaths across Africa. #goodnews #news #today 2. Ecosia has ...