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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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The New World screwworm is a fly larva that infests the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, including humans, that causes ...

Move over, roos and emus — this National Science Week, we're looking for the most underrated Australian animal. Meet the ...

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A flesh-eating parasite spreading across Mexico and Central America has placed the U.S. on high alert, but government ...

In a tiny, high-tech submersible sunk deeper than the height of Mount Everest, scientists have discovered a flourishing ...

A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

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