Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think
Here’s a little nightmare fuel for people living near forests or other wooded areas. Scientists have just found…
Woman Gets Infested by Maggots, Sneezes Them Out
Just in case you needed new material for your nightmares, here’s this real-life case report of a woman…
A Brain-Invading Worm Spread By Rats and Snails Has Reached California
A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this…
Woman Visits the Galápagos and All She Got Was This Exotic Eye Parasite
Talk about the souvenir from hell. A recent case report documents how a woman’s overseas trip to South…
This Beetle Is in a Toxic Relationship With a Tree. Luckily, They Know a Fungi
Nature gives rise to fascinating adaptations, which can sometimes lead to organisms living in some strange situations. The…
Flying Parasitic Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush Prey Midair
Physics can get real strange on the microscopic level. For tiny creatures living on this scale, these eccentricities…
Weekly genetics review: Why do some cattle cope better than others with buffalo fly?
Meat & Livestock Australia’s Priority List of endemic diseases for the red-meat sector was revised in 2022. In…
Scientists Discover New Parasitic Wasps Invading the U.S.
There are all sorts of cruel parasites out there, and more are being uncovered all the time. Scientists…
‘Weird Looking’ Otter Poo Reveals an Unexpected Role in Parasite Control
Receiving an unsolicited photo of worm-infested animal poop would make anyone cringe, unless you’re a parasite expert like…
Pierce County woman may have first locally transmitted case of malaria in Washington – KIRO 7 News Seattle
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department says it’s investigating after a local woman was recently…