The puddles form little muddy oases for creatures that depend on standing water for their life cycle. One of those animals is ...

If you feel like you’re outgrowing your life (and really, who among us hasn’t at some point?), never fear, your body will ...

We raised our babies in this old farmhouse, wrapped them in swaddling clothes like little cocoons, and protected them as best ...

Consuming undercooked bear meat is what likely led to a 10-person trichinellosis or trichinosis outbreak in western North ...

A SEVEN-year-old boy complained of itchy raised lines on his foot - which turned out to be worms inside him. The child developed the symptoms after playing barefoot on the sand with friends.

Some of the terrors of Hurricane Milton are small and fluffy. Floridians are warning that a harmless-looking kind of furry ...

When a Medfly quarantine in L.A. ended this summer, you could be forgiven for asking, "A what quarantine?" This is the tale ...

Insects are often perceived as harmless creatures, but some are among the most dangerous animals on Earth. Their impacts can ...

"But larvae are so tiny and fragile, the chances of finding one fossilized are practically zero – or so I thought! I already knew that this simple worm-like fossil was something special, but when I ...

The epilepsy medication sodium valproate is linked to developmental problems in fetuses, but lab studies may now have found a ...