2008). Alternatively, parasites can also serve as important sources of prey (Figure 1). For example, predators on islands in the Gulf of California, including lizards, scorpions and spiders ...

The discovery began unexpectedly in the backyard of Logan Moore, a Ph.D. student working under Ballinger. While searching for ...

Scientists accidentally discover new species of wasp that lays eggs inside living, adult fruit flies, which then burst from ...

Most animals live in intimate relationships with bacteria. Some of these bacteria live inside the cells of their hosts, but ...

A Mississippi State biologist has discovered a new parasitic wasp species that uniquely targets adult flies, a scientific ...

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris ...

That’s especially important because so many other things can cause the most common symptoms of a parasitic infection, including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, gas and fatigue, says New ...

Creating a buzz in Nature this week, a Mississippi State biologist’s research has led to the discovery of a new parasitic ...

The newly found wasp appears to be common in the eastern United States, and inflicts Lynchian body horror onto its hosts.

An image of a biofluorescent frog perched on a bioluminescent mushroom is the People's Choice winner for the Beaker Street ...

Most animals live in intimate relationships with bacteria. Some of these bacteria live inside the cells of their hosts, but ...

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases.