Hammerhead worms are garden pests that can wreak havoc on the ecosystem as they harm helpful insects. Plus, these worms are ...

Ron Reimink knew how uncomfortable and annoying swimmer’s itch could be. He spent much of his adult life trying to eradicate ...

BEACHGOERS are being warned to be on the lookout for a mysterious “alien-like” creature after one was discovered on a UK ...

When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are ...

When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are invertebrates – ...

When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are invertebrates - bees, butterflies ...

Right at the heart of the Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary lies ‘The Saltstone’, an unassuming small island that has variously ...

In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots.

The parasites came over aboard an invasive aquatic snail commonly known as the red-rimmed melania or Malaysian trumpet snail. The risk is greater from chronic, repeated infection over many months ...

As Hechinger explained, even where they did not observe the parasite in fish, they found its primary host, an aquatic snail native to Southeast Asia known as the red-rimmed melania or ... into their ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Nearly all freshwater game fish at popular recreational fishing areas in Southern California have been exposed to invasive parasites with the ability to infect humans, a new ...

More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms capable of infecting humans, scientists warn. The parasites — two species ...