Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication. The Carter Center announced the ...

There was significant spraying of canola for bertha armyworm in central and northern regions of Saskatchewan last year and ...

Many of our most precious childhood memories feature the magnificent firefly. Known for their charming bioluminescence, lightning bugs can make the most mundane settings appear magical. Unfortunately, ...

Against just about all of the odds I could calculate, the unfortunately enclosed Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly I wrote ...

A global health expert said the United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization makes the country more ...

The animal kingdom can be even stranger than fiction. Case in point: a larva that looks more like it was made-for-TV than ...

There were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025, a historic low announced Friday by The Carter Center. The new mark comes barely a ...

Living in a polluted environment? Health experts recommend deworming twice yearly to prevent anaemia, malnutrition, and organ ...

The New World screwworm flies lay their eggs in wounds, noses, ears, eyes or mouths. Their eggs develop into parasitic larvae ...

The New World screwworm is getting dangerously close to the U.S., public health officials warn. If left untreated, a ...

A species with a voracious appetite is rapidly spreading in more than 40 states in the country. Pennsylvania is one of them.