C. elegans roundworms aren’t the only small organisms that respond to the dead. Ants and bees dispose of the deceased from their colonies, for instance, while fruit flies avoid corpses (and shun flies ...

Improving the detection of small RNAs in fecal samples paves the way for novel, non-invasive biomarkers to monitor intestinal health. Fascinated by the big impact of these small molecules, ...

Even more concerning, some wildlife diseases can jump to domestic animals or humans. Raccoon roundworm, salmonella, and tularemia are just a few of the zoonotic diseases that can spread more easily ...

When Sarah noticed her tabby heaving a foamy, clear substance on the kitchen floor, she assumed it was just hairballs. But after three episodes in a week, she realized this wasn’t normal. Like many ...