Parasitic wasp with a giant head has been discovered and it's the stuff of nightmares ...

A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

It infects nearly one-third of the global population, yet its microscopic size makes the parasite difficult for scientists to study. That parasite is Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread organism that ...

A neurological disease spread by rats and other animals may have become established in San Diego County.

A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the ...

Scientists discover thousands of new species every year, and a surprising number of those creatures end up named after pop ...

If liking tomato-shaped lights, gasoline-inspired perfume, and infectious disease coloring books is weird, I don't want to be ...

By drawing water into an internal, muscular cavity and forcefully expelling it through a flexible, narrow tube, known as a siphon, cephalopods are able to create forward thrust, propelling themselves ...