Jan. 21, 2025 — Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been ...

Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and the most ...

photo provided by Darby Communications THE FISH THIEF recounts how the Great Lakes were brought to their knees by the sea lamprey, a parasitic invader that decimated the lake trout population.

Then, there are gruesome parasites, his latest obsession. Surprisingly, photography came as something of an afterthought to Smith. He started capturing images purely to aid scientific ...

Then, there are gruesome parasites, his latest obsession. “I’ve always liked weird and wonderful creatures, whether it’s on land or underwater,” he told CNN. “But underwater, so little ...

More recently, the object of his fascination has turned to parasites. It’s the stuff of horror films: Smith recalls one that lives in the nostril of a crocodile fish. Another attacks the ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

Around the world, pathogens and parasites are responding to the changes in unexpected ways, fueling the rise of pandemics and the extinction of countless plant and animal species. But all is not lost.

Julie Packard discusses highlights of her four decades with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which she has led since it opened. She’s now stepping back from the role. Julie Packard, a marine biologist ...

More information: Ryoya Tanaka et al, Switching escape strategies in the parasitic ant cricket Myrmecophilus tetramorii, Communications Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07368-y Journal ...

Despite the fact that Cherax pulverulentus has been sold as an aquarium pet for more than two decades in places including Europe, Japan, Indonesia and the United States, it was never ...