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 ...

Announcement - 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 ...

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 ...

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

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp morning to find every leaf lace-worked with holes and shiny trails everywhere.

With the original frontrunner to be the celebrity in disguise ruled out, many Masked Singer fans are now claiming to 'know for sure' who Can of Worms is. And, while the clues don't necessarily add up, ...

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, ...

More cases of New World screwworm have been found in a Mexican border state.

Sometime in the late 1990s, an adult ribbon worm was scooped up from the murk in the waters off the San Juan Islands, in the Pacific Northwest. He was moved to a tank along with a smattering of other ...