Comprehensive gene map of malaria parasite offers path to better treatments
A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite ...
An unexpected mechanism regulates the immune response during parasitic infections
Researchers at the University of Liège (Belgium) have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune ...
White House pressures ICE to pick up pace of migrant arrests, sources say
In the first weeks of the new Trump administration, the White House has boasted about the arrests of thousands of ...
Scared of Spiders? Also Scared of Zombies? We Have Some Bad News.
A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of Us.” ...
Dozens of Live Beetles Found in Japanese Snacks During Customs Check at LAX
The insects were most likely intended for exotic insect collections, according to customs officials, who say the illegal pet ...
Smugglers try to disguise giant beetles as Japanese snacks, unsuccessfully
“Enthusiasts enjoy seeing them fight against each other during mating season,” a CBP spokesperson said in an email to Popular ...
Poisonous creature — found among trash between houses — is a new species in Colombia
The most dangerous thing in these bite-sized forests is not broken glass or chemicals — it’s a tiny, poisonous frog. Epipedobates are species of poisonous frogs found in dry and humid tropical forests ...