NUS-based study says 11 species that have bitten humans here can carry 1 or more harmful microbes. Read more at ...

The elf owl, the smallest owl in the world, inhabits the deserts of the southwestern US and Mexico. Measuring 12-14 cm and ...

Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...

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Lice are tiny wingless insects that feed on human blood from the scalp. From wet combing to petroleum jelly, check out the ...

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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently released the findings of a 10-year research study on moose populations across the state, showing positive trends for t ...

The ER patient had no idea they'd been infested with taenia solium until they went to the hospital with a broken bone ...

We can expect climate change to have effects on animal health in many different ways. Indeed, there is already evidence that the warming and altered ...

The Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble discovered notable differences between the nuclear cap-binding complex in trypanosomes and humans, a critical component in cellular RNA metabolism. Trypanosomes ...