EDINBURG, Texas — The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from ...

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 ...

Feeding robins bread this February could quietly harm them and empty your garden; switch to safer foods and make your bird table a regular stop.

A community group in Mabvuku-Tafara, eastern Harare is transforming household waste into income through an innovative earthworm-based composting system that produces organic fertiliser for local ...

A warning has been issued to anyone who has robins in their garden this February. The much-loved red-breasted birds are often ...

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 ...

Some people call it a crazy worm. Some call it an Alabama jumper, although it’s not contained to that state. It’s Amynthas agrestis, one of three main species of earthworm native to southeast Asia ...

London Breed has said little in the year since she left office. She has thoughts on the praise that the current mayor, Daniel Lurie, has received. London Breed, the former mayor of San Francisco, is ...

PHOENIX — There’s a global shortage most people never think about, but farmers say it could have consequences for sustainable food production: worms. As demand for sustainable and regenerative ...

When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a sweeping motion to clean their own environment. Physicists at the University of ...

The American Kennel Club is welcoming three new breeds into its pack. Basset Fauve de Bretagne, Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka, and the Teddy Roosevelt Terrier, named after the 26th U.S. president, are now ...