The standout essays in Megan Marshall’s “After Lives” recall her troubled father and the fate of a high school classmate.

The findings, recently published in the international journal Parasites and Vectors, mark the first comprehensive survey of these insects in the archipelago, said researchers involved in the project ...

Political simulations offer a glimpse into the complex world of politics, where corruption and death lurk, and players must ...

A new film spotlights the sea lamprey, also known as "Dracula of the Lakes," a species which pushed Great Lakes fisheries to ...

Dogs use facial expressions to communicate with humans and other canines. Most can have multiple implications that change based on the situation.

Certain species like sea stars and sea cucumbers can regenerate lost body parts. Other species use different defence tactics, ...

Bearded dragons have a spine, but unlike humans, they don’t have any vertebral discs. These all-important discs provide ...

The result will be more humans ... blue-tongue virus, which causes equivalent disease in sheep and cattle, will likely start popping up on the Prairies in the years to come. Parasites and the ...

A New England woman was struck with mysterious symptoms after returning from a three-week vacation, and doctors discovered ...

Perhaps you’d also like to believe that humans are more complex than a worm that is used precisely for its simplicity. For ...

A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other. These discoveries ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor ...