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Dog owners are often advised to prevent heartworm infections with drugs called parasiticides, but their widespread use has ...

Scientists found that tiny worms called “nematodes” surprisingly survive in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

By studying genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, scientists have with unprecedented detail revealed why fewer than ...

The parasite, spread by mosquitos, can be life-threatening.

A novel UF study found the thrips had another trick up its sleeve. Females can reproduce without a male, giving birth to an ...

A pair of centenarian physicians and ancient recipes — how research into ‘Swedish Bitters’ underscores persistent unknowns in ...

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp morning to find every leaf lace-worked with holes and shiny trails everywhere.

With tide their clock, gravity their compass and sunlight their fuel, animalgae is a deal-breaking bond. Having shed major ...

Opening a can of worms may prove the answer to a salmon fishery researcher's question, especially dead anisakid, roundworms found in old cans of wild Alaska salmon. Results of the ...

When researchers lowered whale bones into the deep ocean, they expected zombie worms to quickly move in. Instead, after 10 years, none appeared — an unsettling result tied to low-oxygen waters in the ...