Higher temperatures may make monarch butterflies more vulnerable to parasites, according to new research from the University ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DACVM (Parasitology), explains why ticks and other parasites are expanding their range, why year-round isoxazoline use matters, and why indoor pets still face ...

Although we are just now beginning the winter season, small ruminant owners should still be regularly checking their animals ...

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Tapeworms, like this one imaged using a scanning electron micrograph, weaken their victims but don't typically kill them. Mediscan / Alamy What if the world’s parasites suddenly went extinct? Given ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments ...

This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...

Archaeologists analyzing a Roman sewer at Vindolanda uncover evidence soldiers lived with chronic gut parasites despite ...

A vacation in the Catskills, one of those beautiful summer days which seem to go on forever, with family friends down at a local pond. I must have been six. I waded around happily, in and out of the ...

TikTok is responsible for putting us on to some of our favorite wellness hacks, from the best way to use a nasal spray to the correct amount of toothpaste to use. But the latest health claim ...