This plant, called a fairy lantern, is a parasite that steals all its energy and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that dwell ...

A medical student hopes her award-winning invention for detecting a deadly water parasite could save thousands of people from the risk of infection.

UCCE experts urge producers to monitor their animals for signs of the parasite, which has been moving north from Central and South America.

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People may become infected when they eat unwashed produce hiding the mollusks. Home-growing food and keeping pets also raises the risk.

A resilient raccoon-carried parasite is rapidly spreading across Europe, posing a significant neurological risk to humans, ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite famous for its cunning ways. This microbial manipulator can only reproduce inside of cats, so, if it finds itself in another mammalian host, like a rat, it ...

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

An often deadly parasite to some types of animals has been found for the first time in the province, according to a First ...

Two new studies show how climate influences behavior, communication, and genome evolution—driving adaptation in a ...

Some natural health practitioners say that parasite infections can be treated with a cleanse comprised of herbs and supplements. However, very limited research supports these claims. Parasites are ...

As tough as medieval chainmail armor and as soft as a contact lens. This material is not taken from science fiction, it is a ...