The U.S. state of Texas has issued a "pre-disaster declaration" in preparation for the potential spread of a parasitic insect ...

A beetle species’ larvae seem to bamboozle bees by smelling like flowers. This newly discovered deceptive strategy might be the first known example of an animal imitating floral scents, according to a ...

A scientific breakthrough not only promises faster testing for antimicrobial resistance, but also an ethical solution to the controversial issue of using rodents in research. University of Exeter ...

Texas will not get screwed by the flesh-eating parasite known as the screwworm — with Gov. Greg Abbott declaring a preemptive disaster declaration before the devastating organism even gets ...

Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one ...

While forensic pathologists can estimate the post-mortem interval if death has occurred within 72 hours, forensic entomologists are called in if death has occurred beyond this time frame. That’s what ...

Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but drug distribution to prevent and treat them was derailed in many places in 2025 after ...

Although the parasite has not yet been detected in the US, officials warn that its northward movement poses a serious risk to livestock and wildlife.

A horse at an equine import quarantine facility in Florida has tested positive for New World screwworm, the U.S. Department ...

A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats affected by air pollution are attacked when they re-enter the colony. The ...