A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to ...

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

Intestinal parasites are more common than perceived, often presenting with subtle symptoms mistaken for digestive issues. Dr. Eric Berg highlights five potential warning signs, including unexplained ...

No one wants to think about their cat or dog carrying parasites. But without prevention, the likelihood of infection is high.

Every cell of the deadly Plasmodium falciparum parasite, the organism that causes malaria, contains a tiny compartment full of microscopic iron crystals. As long as the parasite is alive, the crystals ...

Parasites live in other host organisms and depend on them for survival. Parasites that can affect humans include ticks, lice, and hookworms. Symptoms of a parasite infection in humans can vary widely.

I was preparing dinner, portioning a piece of cod, when a small, pink blemish appeared in the pristine white muscle of fish. Removing the splotch with a knife tip, I realized something was very wrong.

Standing stock biomass and biomass production are traditional measures of the energetics of ecosystems (see, for example, refs 4–6). Infectious agents are perceived to contribute negligible biomass to ...

According to self-proclaimed health gurus on TikTok, toxic isn’t just a Britney Spears song anymore. It’s also apparently a descriptor for the average person’s gut. Like all viral health trends, this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Imagine a small, otherworldly looking crustacean that ...