A new species of mite attached itself to spiders' necks, draining them of lymph fluid as they grow from larvae to adults.

ZSI researchers and international experts have discovered two new marine worm species in West Bengal's Digha and Bankiput ...

Kolkata: Scientists from Zoological Survey of India, in collaboration with international researchers, discovered two new ...

TOKYO, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund announced today a total investment of approximately JPY 1.39 billion (USD 8.8 million1) in six R&D projects for ...

On January 29, 2026, Texas Governor Greg Abbot issued a disaster declaration covering the entire state. According to a press release, this will “better equip the New World Screwworm Response Team to ...

Dark-brown flakes discovered inside a 1,900-year-old Roman glass vial are the first direct evidence for the use of human ...

Diseases such as river blindness, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis impair the health and economic participation of entire populations and, despite the progress that has been made, are under ...

National and Kansas healthcare officials are warning people to watch out for possible signs of a flesh-eating parasite.

A new approach to antimalarial development, aided by high-throughput screening, could help to overcome resistance.

An outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has killed seven people and infected at least 1 ...

Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, which scientists long viewed as evolutionarily neutral since vitamin C from ...