The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times their body length. The research focused on a series of experiments using high ...

Ticks can’t jump. But thanks to the forces of static electricity, sometimes, the arachnids can soar through the air, a new study says.

Their excuse didn’t fly with the airline. Tensions are boiling after three senior Brussels Airlines employees were sacked ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 10, 2012 (ENS) – Honey bees can be invaded by a fly parasite that causes them to abandon their hives and die after a period of disoriented, “zombie-like” behavior, ...

FRESNO, Calif. - Northern California scientists say they have found a possible explanation for a honey bee die-off that has decimated hives around the world: A parasitic fly that hijacks the bees' ...

Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

A tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in Texas and the south in people with no international travel history — caused by a parasite strain that’s ...

These parasites are endemic in places like Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and parts of South America, according to the ...

As the growing season winds down, insect activity fades as well. After all, many insects associate closely with plants, ...

A research team, led by John Graham-Brown at the University of Liverpool, describe three cases in UK dogs with recent history of travel to mainland Europe.

A parasitic wasp that preys on the young of a prolific fruit fly pest demonstrates both molecular evolution and behavioural adaptations in the face of ecological pressures, according to new research.

A tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in Texas and the American South in people with no international travel history — caused by a parasite ...