The yelp I hear is not someone in distress, it's a shriek of glee.

Fairy wasps belong to a particularly dastardly supergroup of parasitoid wasps called chalcids, which target other invertebrates. Their secret weapon is that they are extraordinarily small, which means ...

IN a previous communication 1, Dr. Salt and Miss Laing asserted that individual females of Trichogramma evanescens avoid host eggs which have already received the attention of other individuals of the ...

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, ...

There’s a peculiar posse of amphibians creeping through the damp leaf litter of the North American Great Lakes. They’re about the size of a slim sausage, splotchy brown with watery smiles and bulging ...

Tech companies that design the various features and algorithms to keep you picking up your phone aren’t advertising this behaviour. Representational image/Pixabay Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have ...

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity's companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, ...

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, ...

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, ...

Smartphones have evolved from tools to potential parasites, scientists say. They exploit users' time, attention, and personal information. Policing and regulation may be necessary to restore balance.