Maggots may not be winning any popularity contests, but they're quietly becoming a contender to become the world's next big ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...

Heat kills maggots instantly. This is a fast and chemical-free method. Household items can help. These substances dehydrate ...

Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions – feasting on big animals such as mammoths or bison.

Ever bite into a delicious-looking apple, only to be rewarded with a chunk of mealy pulp? Or take a swig of milk, and get something lumpy in your mouth? Yeah, yuck. Well, it turns humans have company ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is encouraging South Texas residents to be on the lookout for animals possibly affected by New World Screwworm (NWS) — an invasive fly whose parasitic ...