Discover the shocking parasite contamination hiding in your healthy foods. Fresh spinach, berries harbor dangerous bugs.

Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonotic parasite that resides quite harmlessly in coyotes, foxes, wolves — even domestic ...

In Shaw, Miss., officials have failed to prevent the sewer system from backing up after heavy rains, causing water ...

Horsehair worms can grow up to a foot long and manipulate host insects — and sometimes show up in toilets — but are harmless ...

Composting toilets offer a different approach — decentralized, waterless, and nutrient-recycling. Instead of flushing waste ...

Infectious diseases such as gonorrhea or chlamydia are often overlooked factors that affect fertility in men. Accumulating evidence suggests that a common single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma ...

We rounded up expert tips and handy products for making the best out of wet weather—whether your dog enjoys walks in the rain ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

What is an Ionophore? Ionophores are feed additives commonly used in cattle diets to increase feed efficiency and growth.

Warm weather means fleas become more active, and once they get inside, they don’t leave quietly. Pets often pick them up ...

Manu Prakash works on the world’s most urgent problems and seemingly frivolous questions at the same time. They add up to a ...