People seeking extreme weight loss began intentionally swallowing tapeworm parasites in one of the most disturbing diet ...

University of Florida scientists are putting out a BOLO for the winged insects known to spread a deadly, heartbreaking parasite.

This year the series will be broadcast live from one of Northern Ireland’s most important nature conservation areas, Crom ...

Genetically modified nematodes provide a new disease model to screen potential treatments for a rare neurogenetic disorder ...

A new worm model developed by Brown University researchers could play a key role in treating a rare genetic disease that ...

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Copious amounts of smelly, potentially harmful seaweed known as sargassum have washed up along the shores of South Florida.

Wellington residents sounded the alarm about Portuguese millipede infestations last year, after finding hundreds of the scaly black creatures around their homes.

The province said five cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed so far among people who've visited Butterfield Acres, a Calgary petting farm, this month.

Editing a small number of blood-forming stem cells to encode powerful antibodies turns the immune system into a living drug ...

Scientists have reported it for decades: overpopulation can impair reproduction. Crowded chickens lay fewer eggs. Crowded ...

The beach is peaceful and relaxing, but many coastlines are filled with creatures burrowed beneath the sand or hiding just ...