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Scientists found the 500-million-year-old fossil of a "penis worm" in the Grand Canyon—and reconstructed how the creature would have used its strange mouth to feed.

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Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that affects up to 1 million people worldwide each year. It is caused by the protozoan ...

Ticks can transmit diseases through the process of feeding. Here are common ticks in Louisiana and the diseases they carry.

Bugs found in 29 states, primarily Florida and Texas, may be invading homes and spreading a deadly parasite responsible for a dangerous, little-known disease.

Once Human has launched its 2.0 version, featuring a scenario with a merged map, new classes to specialize in, and some quality-of-life fixes.

Archaeology Human Evolution Neanderthal DNA may refute 65,000-year-old date for human occupation in Australia, but not all experts are convinced ...

Customs officers in India discovered a plane passenger attempting to carry on more than a dozen snakes in their luggage. Most of the snakes were nonvenomous or not dangerous to humans, customs ...

It’s all connected. Swimmer’s itch - also called cercarial dermatitis - is caused by an allergic reaction to tiny parasites that live in certain birds and snails around lakes.