There were always opportunities to win challenges and earn meals from the challenger, but this came with the downside of ...

Were Shakespeare alive today, I like to think that he would twig how wrong he once was about hedgehogs, adders and newts. Being a sagacious sort, he would probably be a member of London Wildlife Trust ...

Parasites, ranging from tapeworms to microscopic protozoa like Giardia, pose significant health threats by infesting humans ...

Sea lampreys—invasive, leechlike creatures that once nearly destroyed the Great Lakes’ fishing economy—are kept in check by a ...

Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

Stem cells, which drive regeneration, require a microenvironment in tissue called a niche, but not so much in this ...

The expansion and contraction of organs is aided by the protein fibulin-1, highlighted here, in a microscopy image, around the basement membrane (the big oval) that surrounds the spermatheca and the ...

The U.S. has reported its first human case of the flesh-eating parasite called new world screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The case involves a patient in ...

Thousands of years ago, ancient humans undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of miles of ice over the Bering Strait to the unknown world of the Americas. Now, a new study led by the ...

Scientists have created the first artificial tongue that can sense and identify flavors entirely in liquid environments — mimicking how human taste buds work. The achievement, described July 15 in the ...

Lately, social media feeds have been crawling with testimonials about “parasite cleanses” and DIY worm detoxes. Many people may be unknowingly infected, influencers on TikTok and Instagram claim, and ...