Damaged mouse skin looked almost as good as new in less than two weeks, thanks to a protein from a parasitic roundworm.

Tiny worms that live in the highly radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone were found to be immune to radiation — which scientists hope could provide clues about why some humans develop cancer, while ...

Jimmy Carter consoles a young patient having a Guinea worm removed from her body in Savelugu, Ghana, in February 2007. The ...

Trojan Horse Method Gives Malaria Parasites a Taste of Their Own Medicine ... The shift could be key to the survival of the iconic insect, ... Human-Infecting Parasite Produces Sterile Soldiers ...

Your risk of having a parasite is higher if you live in or visit an area where parasites are common or where human or animal waste is not treated properly. Childcare and long-term care facilities are ...

If drinks and dinner during a movie sounds familiar, it’s because a number of cinemas have offered them for ages. Alamo ...

Scientists have developed a new method to simulate the complex movements of animals with exceptional accuracy. The research ...

A consortium of scientists published the first complete map of a fruit fly's brain Wednesday in the journal Nature.

F RUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term ...

After over a decade of research, the brain of a fruit fly has been mapped by scientists, offering a new level of ...