This video breaks down the terrifying reality of Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater ...

A 38-year-old man suffered for about twenty days from symptoms attributed to a cold: a runny nose and a strange sensation in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man had a horrific experience after doctors extracted 150 live larvae from his nose over a week ago. According to NBC affiliate WTLV, a patient showed up at HCA ...

Social media can be a good thing when it comes to connecting with loved ones, learning new skills, or becoming engaged in social change. But misinformation commonly spreads across social media sites ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

Many people are utterly repulsed by parasites, and few would ever intentionally share their body with one. The word “parasite” alone—which comes from the Greek for “feeding beside”—is enough to make ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Proof of Concept is a video series profiling the science and scientists behind some of the environment’s most ...

Growing up, Chelsea Wood dreamed of becoming a marine biologist and studying sharks or dolphins—the kinds of big, exciting animals that biologists call charismatic megafauna. Instead, during a college ...

More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but our bodies also need cholesterol to survive. Now, scientists from The ...