An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

ATHENS — Water level is about full pool and clear. Water temp in the mid-50s. Water temperature ranging from 52-58 degrees, Bass are good and can be caught in grass 5-10 ft with texas rig worms, wacky ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms ...

Parasite genomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the genetic material (genome) of parasites, primarily using sequencing, bioinformatics and computational tools.

Former President Jimmy Carter worked for decades to eradicate Guinea worm disease around the world. Whereas 3.5 million cases of the painful parasitic infection were recorded in 1986, preliminary ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Since the re-emergence of guinea worm in a remote village in South Sudan, the Carter Center has returned to ...

The worm larvae migrate within the body to the skin ... Schistosomiasis is caused when a parasitic blood fluke infects humans. Freshwater snails serve as an intermediary host for the larvae ...

Despite their seemingly romantic reputation, recent findings suggest that blood flukes do not, in fact, mate for life-as previously believed. These parasites, the causative agents of ...

Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young looks out from the dugout as he talks on the phone during a team workout at Globe Life Field in preparation for the World Series on Wednesday, Oct.