Our world is full of bizarre and intriguing creatures. One of the strangest, though, is the hairworm, a parasitic worm known as a "mind control worm" in some circles. These parasitic worms are found ...

In a world full of bizarre animals, hairworms are some of the strangest: parasitic worms that manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what’s sometimes called “mind control.” A new study in the ...

The brain is like a medieval castle perched on a cliff, protected on all sides by high walls, making it nearly impenetrable. Its shield is the blood-brain barrier, a layer of tightly connected cells ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Toxoplasma gondii, a "mind-controlling" parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis, has been ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MISSOULA, Mont. — It’s something many of us ...