Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD When your scalp is itchy and white flakes are visible in your hair, you may wonder ...

In nonlactating dairy cattle, you can use the organophosphates phosmet and chlorpyrifos as well as tetrachlorvinphos, coumaphos and diazinon. The macrocyclic lactones moxidectin, ivermectin, ...

In Doctor Who, an alien species called the Silurians exists – technologically-advanced humanoid reptiles who lived long before humans, going into hiding and being basically undiscovered again ...

"We reveal how early humans -- known as hominins -- were able to thrive under harsh conditions," says lead author Dr. Julio Mercader Florín, PhD, a professor in both the Faculty of Arts and the ...

Orangutans live only in the jungles of Indonesia. But humans live pretty much everywhere. Our species has spread across frozen tundras, settled on mountaintops and called other extreme ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. McGill University postdoctoral fellow Logan James, an affiliated researcher with the nonprofit Earth Species ...

Head lice spread via head-to-head contact. This is why they are particularly prevalent in primary school-aged children. Almost all children (and teachers) will catch head lice at some point in their ...

Crocodile experts responded to recent viral footage of a saltwater crocodile waving its feet in the air in a way that looks like a drowning human Can old crocodiles learn new tricks? The wild ...

As scientists continue to uncover more human species, their discoveries complicate our image of Homo sapiens. Gurche’s models, which rely on fossil bones, help bring ancient humans into focus.

In western society, many people expect to sleep alone, if not with a romantic partner. But as with other group-living animals, human cosleeping is common, despite some cultural and age-related ...

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