Did you know 90% of freshwater game fish in southern California host parasites that could infect humans? Learn how to protect yourself.

Scientists captured nematodes that stack themselves into a wriggling, vertical tower for the first time. Watch the tiny architects in action.

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Nematodes are the most abundant animal on Earth, but when times get tough, these tiny worms have a hard time moving up and ...

New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heat waves have a major influence on the spread ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting ...

“We can now make a very good case that this was the primary reason for our loss of hair well over 1 million years ago,” Professor Jablonski said. Human skin is particularly rich in eccrine ...

Infectious diseases such as gonorrhea or chlamydia are often overlooked factors that affect fertility in men. Accumulating evidence suggests that a common single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma ...

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The curious minds at What If imagine the terrifying scenario of alien parasites invading humans and how it might begin. Menendez brothers resentenced for 1989 murders of parents in Beverly Hills ...

Contributed by Beatrice H. Hahn, July 13, 2018 (sent for review June 12, 2018; reviewed by David Serre and L. David Sibley) ...