Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black bear ...

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 ...

Studies on climate and infectious disease typically focus on temperature's role on disease transmission. However, an international team found that both temperature and humidity contribute to future ...

A South Dakota family reunion where grilled bear meat was served ended with several people being diagnosed as having rare parasitic worms that infect muscle tissue and organs, including the brain, ...

Richard Gerhold works for the University of Tennessee and his research lab offers to perform serology tests for moose and elk for wildlife groups, as mentioned in the article, but this service is not ...

Father Daniel Hendrickson, Creighton University President, gives a tour of the Jérôme Nadal, SJ, Jesuit Residence at Creighton University in Omaha on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Parasitic worms such as ...

In the bustling city of Beijing, China, a 41-year-old woman would leave her home shared with her pet cat and head to work in an office. But in the summer of 2022, her day was interrupted by the ...

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This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A parasitic worm ...

Anna Phillips is surrounded by worms. Millions of worms. They're all stored in a hodgepodge of glass bottles, lined up on rolling, floor-to-ceiling shelves similar to the stacks at a major library or ...