It could have major global impacts. Researchers identify alarming cause of mass sea creature deaths that could worsen: 'A 34% rise in mortality' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The artists of Mimili, in the APY Lands of South Australia, are using new methods to share crucial knowledge of Country and culture, including repurposed car parts.

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.

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Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Whether stewardship rights, such as those granted through land trusts and the like, constitute Land Back is a great question. The question and its framing are instructive of the very issues the ...

Not all barnacles just sit on rocks and ships. Some invade crabs, growing like a parasitic root system that hijacks their bodies. A mysterious group called y-larvae has baffled scientists for over a ...

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Flesh-eating screwworm larvae poised to invade the US have snuck into Maryland via the flesh of a person who had recently traveled to El Salvador, upping anxiety about the ghastly—and economically ...

Scientists discovered that jewel wasp larvae that undergo a developmental "pause" live longer and age more slowly at the molecular level by nearly 30%. This slowdown is tied to conserved biological ...

Summertime is seafood time, and oysters shout yum to so many people. Everyone is looking for “buck a shuck” and enjoying oysters on the half shell. So, what is an oyster? Around here, the American ...

BEGIN AT 8 A.M. NEW MEXICO’S CATTLE INDUSTRY IS GETTING READY FOR SCREWWORM TO HIT OUR STATE. THIS IS LARVAE THAT ENTERS THE WOUNDS OF COWS DEVELOPING UNDER THE SKIN AND OFTEN CAUSES DEATH. THE U.S.