Scientists on an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica have recorded horrifying videos of parasitic ...

No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven't accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm ...

Lauded for its body and mind benefits, it is one of the most consumed fish in the world, but a new health study questions its safety.

Surprising footage reveals parasites attached to the head of a deep-sea fish. These crustaceans, visible in a video shared by ...

Rise of the Zombie Bugs” explores how parasites create real-life zombies in the insect and invertebrate world.

Beneath the icy waters of the Antarctic, scientists have uncovered a chilling new threat lurking in the deep. Parasitic ...

Parasites called myxozoa infect fish populations ... the distinct conditions encountered by the parasite throughout its life cycle can affect genetic regulation. This becomes even more important ...

Parasites called myxozoa infect fish populations ... the distinct conditions encountered by the parasite throughout its life cycle can affect genetic regulation. This becomes even more important ...

The next stage of the worms’ life cycle can then play out in the birds’ guts. Ant, beetle, roach, spider, and snail are but a few examples of organisms all over the world that fall victim to parasites ...

The reason salmon hosts so many parasites is tied to its life cycle: when young, these fish tend to stay near coastal areas, where they come into close contact with marine mammals that perpetuate ...

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...