Parasites that control the behavior of their hosts for their own benefit are a well-documented natural phenomenon, but…
In folklore and movies, silver is often one of the best tools against terrifying monsters like vampires and werewolves.…
Consider the ladybug. Our polka-dotted little friend spends its days munching aphids, climbing leaves, occasionally…
In an oddly poetic act, moths will on occasion drink the tears from the eyes of a sleeping bird. Sounds harmless, but…
A disease that often causes no symptoms, but which can suddenly become fatal years after a person was infected, is…
Ticks and insects in general are steadily spreading across the United States and causing more disease, aided by an…
A disease spread by sandflies seen as an exotic nuisance in the U.S. might not be solely a traveler’s disease after…
A tapeworm that normally infects barn animals and dogs came as a literal shock for one 35-year-old French woman,…
Even under the best of circumstances, ordering salad at McDonald’s is a dicey endeavor. But now an outbreak of the…
A woman’s selfies helped her monitor the movements of an unwelcome guest: a roving parasitic worm living in her face.…
Mistletoe might be a nice yuletide decoration, but it’s also a nefarious, parasitic badass that preys upon a series of…
It’s a medical discovery you’d hate to be part of: A 26-year-old Oregon woman is believed to be the first human ever…
An emerging trend among pet owners is the practice of feeding dogs and cats raw meat. This idea is that we should put…
New research on 100 million year-old amber with ticks preserved inside indicates these tiny, annoying critters have…
Carpenter ants of the Brazilian rain forest have it rough. When one of these insects gets infected by a certain fungus,…
If you’ve ever had to deal with an infestation of lice, you know that these parasites really like to get in there. A…
Being healthy is good. That is what we should all aspire to be: Not dead, but with all of our flesh on our bodies…
A new study shows that Toxoplasma gondii—a brain parasite often transmitted to humans by cats—triggers various changes…
In one of the more notorious dick-moves of the animal kingdom, parasitic cuckoo birds lay their eggs in the nests of…
Scientists in Florida have found traces of rat lungworm in five counties, bolstering the idea that this potentially…
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