Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including ...

Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most virulent form of human malaria ... This would lead to removal of infected RBCs by the spleen macrophages; however, the parasite escapes passage ...

"The parasite may play a larger role in neurological and behavioral conditions than we previously thought," she said. Wilson's research team is now working to analyze samples from human blood ...

Numerous studies confirm that certain plants repel ticks. But the research is based on highly concentrated essential oils, ...

Extensive taxonomic research has been conducted on these host-parasite interactions in Japan, where sea cucumbers are a seafood delicacy for humans. Despite these previous studies, however ...

Scientists believe southern resident killer whales are using the sea plants for grooming purposes.

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other—the first evidence of ...

Orcas make seaweed tools in order to scratch each other’s backs, a study has suggested. The animals, also known as killer ...

If extraterrestrials are expecting to meet the better angels of our nature upon first contact, they should give these 10 ...

The Darién Gap, a perilous journey for millions of migrants, has also become a corridor for the northward spread of the New ...

Orcas make seaweed tools in order to scratch each other’s backs, a study has suggested.The animals, also known as killer ...