We have unveiled a very different role of TLR proteins,” said study author Professor Ali Miserez to IFLScience.

Beyond navigating spring break crowds by arriving early and staying late, theme parks sell skip-the-line passes to lessen the ...

Five inmates were charged with attempting to smuggle contraband into the jail by throwing a rope out a window and having someone on the outside hook items onto it. Correctional officers caught four of ...

In a recent breakthrough, researchers determined that a worm which had been frozen for about 46,000 years had survived and remained alive. Dr. Philipp Schiffer, a group leader in the Institute of ...

Ever wondered how plastic rope rolls are made? Watch the fascinating process where raw materials are transformed into high-strength, flexible ropes. From melting and extrusion to precision rolling ...

You can typically get rid of a ringworm infection with over-the-counter (OTC) antifungal treatments. Certain cleaning practices at home may also help speed recovery. A ringworm rash can be ...

A wormery is a great way of recycling kitchen and small amounts of garden waste, using worms to turn this material into nutrient-rich natural compost. A sump within the wormery also holds any excess ...

“It’s just so unusual,” said Robert Cowie, a research professor at the University of Hawaii and an expert in the parasitic worm that infected the woman. After a week of these ...

I'm referring, of course, to hookworms, the blood-feeding parasites aptly named for the hook-like heads they use to latch onto their victims. In the US, they're most often found in international ...

The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug of the Year competition, a less than scientific social experiment held every year by the Entomological Society of New Zealand to test the ...

Her results were consistent with a condition known as eosinophilic meningitis, a rare form of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord often caused by parasites. According to the case report, the ...