Scientists find diet can influence inherited traits without changing DNA, highlighting long-term biological effects.

Parasites are a major global health problem, underlying many human diseases worldwide. For example, Plasmodium falciparum, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said a New World screwworm case was confirmed in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, ...

Achoo fly? One Greek woman’s close encounter with a family of sheep bot flies is nothing to sneeze at. It all started next to a field of grazing sheep in Greece, where an unidentified 58-year-old was ...

Dr. Bethany spent a year at a small animal-exclusive practice in Washington state, where she was first introduced to … ...

A recent study by researchers at the UW reveals a deadly parasite in local coyotes that transfers to dogs and humans.

A new study analyzed urine and feces in Roman chamber pots to understand the ...

Federal health officials reported on Monday that cases of a flesh-eating parasitic infection continue to be detected near the ...

A few weeks ago, we reported that the potentially deadl Screwworm was located about 90 miles from Texas. Now, they’re moving ...

Kennedy Jr once pulled to the side of the road while his kids were in the car to cut off a dead raccoon’s genitalia. RFK ...

It took just 48 hours for Ben Lopman’s 18-month-old son to go from being an energetic toddler to totally listless ...

Update 3/30/2026: This story has been updated to include additional comments made by independent experts to the UK Science Media Centre of which the editors have been made aware following publication ...