The vampire bat might be nature’s purest super-villain. But it’s not the only flyer known to subsist off of the blood of its ...

This condition occurs when people inhale spores of a harmful fungus named Histoplasma capsulatum, which usually grows in soil and the poop of birds and bats.Approximately 1 to 2 people per 100,000 ...

The two species of African rhinoceros are conservation icons. Large, charismatic, and vitally important for their ecosystems, to lose either species would be a devastating blow. But what of their ...

Comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of “sugar worms” to get her children to brush their teeth after sweets. It’s a trick I poached to convince my daughter to do ...

Further samples from recreational and commercial apiaries are being tested, with affected hives to be treated to control the mite. Varroa destructor mite has been found in southern Queensland, the ...

Introduction: The epidemiology of filarial infections is a neglected area of bat research, with little information on filarial species diversity, life cycles, host ranges, infection prevalence and ...

India's Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar proposed the Cities Coalition for Circularity (C3) platform at the 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum to promote resource efficiency and low carbon ...

The disease is primarily spread through the bites of female Anopheles mosquitoes that are infected by Plasmodium parasites. To figure out which genes are critical for P. knowlesi survival, both groups ...

Holidaymakers were today warned about the dangers of parasites after a teenager's 'rash' was discovered to be worms crawling underneath his skin. Doctors revealed the 19-year-old developed the ...

A ‘new world’ has opened for a 17-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, who had to live with his “parasitic twin” until now. The teen was ridiculed and stared at because of his unusual appearance.

KAMPALA, Uganda—A fast-spreading mystery illness linked to bats has killed scores of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly half dying within 48 hours of showing symptoms ...

In a new study, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers used advanced molecular tools to survey the health status of endangered Indiana bats, identifying microbiome changes resulting from ...