For decades, scientists have observed a clear pattern across the natural world: biodiversity tends to be higher near the ...

A stealthy parasite behind deadly sleeping sickness has been caught using an astonishing trick to evade the human immune system. Credit: Shutterstock A deadly parasite stays hidden by shredding its ...

The 40-year mystery surrounds a deadly parasite that can cause life-threatening disease if left untreated.

It’s Halloween season, the liminal period when the general public seems to have a greater tolerance for stomach-churning content, so let’s talk about parasites, perhaps the most disgusting — and ...

A deadly parasite responsible for sleeping sickness has been found using a surprisingly precise trick to stay hidden in the ...

These parasites are more common than many owners realize, but luckily, nearly all are preventable.

A nasty parasite that is sometimes found in the water supply may soon be treatable, thanks to new research. This parasite, named cryptosporidium, is a single-celled organism that can cause a diarrheal ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms, fleas, head lice or bed bugs are even mentioned. Coming across such ...

Parasite-host modeling meets reality: adaptive peaks and their ecological attributes / A.M. Kuris, K.D. Lafferty -- Adaptive diversity, specialisation, habitat preference and parasites / T. de Meeus - ...

Ants infected with a tapeworm live several times longer than usual. Exactly how the parasite extends the life of its host is unclear, but a cocktail of proteins it releases may provide some clues. The ...

The mosquito-borne infectious disease malaria resulted in about 241 million clinical episodes and 627,000 deaths in 2020. In young children and pregnant women living in areas where the disease is ...