At first glance, it looks like just another graceful white bird walking through the wetlands—until you notice what it's ...

The Carter Center says there were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025. The new record low comes barely a year after the death of former U.S.

Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease ...

Researchers collected the unfortunate arachnids near grottos and caves in Rio de Janeiro state, a region similar to where ...

From a single inspired by larvae squirming in the dirt to a comically enlightening track about waiting on hold with an insurance company, our music critics share their favorite music from the month.

Life is tough when you're a coral.To begin with, corals only reproduce over a few nights each year in a synchronised breeding ...

A thick stream of baby red crabs was seen pouring down a street towards a rainforest on Australia’s Christmas Island during their annual migration.Footage here by Andrew Robinson shows the crustaceans ...

The New World screwworm flies lay their eggs in wounds, noses, ears, eyes or mouths. Their eggs develop into parasitic larvae, or maggots, that feed on the surrounding flesh as they burrow deeper.