This story appears in the February 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Currently two species of face mites are known; at least one of them appear to be present on all adult humans.

And by comparing their DNA, scientists can trace how different groups of humans migrated across the world. For example, a study found that European mites genetically diverged from East Asian mites ...

Waking up with itchy eyelids might seem like a typical allergy symptom, but it could also be a sign of eye mites. Eye mites, ...

Sarcoptic mange disease, more commonly known as scabies in humans, is a deadly parasitic disease caused by microscopic mites which burrow under the skin. It's estimated to be present in about 90 ...