A mum claims doctors warned the lumps in her neck could be parasitic worms from her two adopted 'street cats' - before ...

A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel Combs, MD Lice are parasites that survive on your body by living off your blood. Three types of lice impact humans: head lice, body lice, and pubic lice. Head lice, the ...

A woman had to remove a small creature from her hair after swimming in the ocean, saying that it felt like "sea lice".

Look at these pore souls. Dr. Scott Walter — a board-certified dermatologist in the Denver area — is raising awareness about ...

Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer, and you'll likely stumble upon almond-shaped fruits ...

Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal activity and creepy cryptids are passed through generations the world over, ...

In the 16th and 17th centuries, even something as simple as a mole could have had you accused of being a witch.

If the sordid tales you grew up with no longer make you shiver, it's time to reanimate your spooky story roster with global ...

While accepting the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year, molecular biologist Gary Ruvkun spent a few minutes lauding his experimental subject: a tiny worm named Caenorhabditis elegans.

But they need not have worried. Although it may leave a bad taste in the mouth, scientists have discovered that eating worms is good for you. They greatly reduce the symptoms of inflammatory and ...