Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm ...

A chilling discovery in the deep waters off the South Sandwich Islands reveals a strange, blood-sucking phenomenon. Parasites ...

Scientists uncovered something unexpected inside 40-year-old canned salmon. What they found could reshape our understanding ...

Parasites are organisms that live alongside a host, sometimes even taking control of the host. For example, parasitoid wasps like this one will catch a spider, paralyze it with their sting ...

Conservative influencers are pushing livestock dewormers along with DIY “detox” potions, and people are posting photos of ...

Your fear is well-founded. Tick-borne diseases are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases – those transmitted by living ...

A session at the 2025 ACVIM Forum covered cases of echinococcus multilocularis and its expanding presence in North America, highlighting the One Health risks for both veterinary and human populations.

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed a case of Theileriosis in southeast Iowa for the first ...

Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We ...