Snail Fever Might Become Less Common in Africa, Climate Change Is to Thank

Snail Fever Might Become Less Common in Africa, Climate Change Is to Thank

Researchers say climate change is killing the parasite's hosts

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 19th, 2013
Parasite Rids Mice of Their Fear of Cats

Parasite Rids Mice of Their Fear of Cats

The parasite appears to cause permanent structural changes in the brain, researchers say

Man Turns Green After Eating River Snails, Develops Internal Parasites

Man Turns Green After Eating River Snails, Develops Internal Parasites

The Chinese patient ate snails daily for a few months

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2013
Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Boy in Florida

Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Boy in Florida

The boy appears to have contracted the parasite while swimming in a canal

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 27th, 2013
Parasitic Meningitis Hits 12-Year-Old Girl from Benton, Arkansas

Parasitic Meningitis Hits 12-Year-Old Girl from Benton, Arkansas

Doctors have put the girl into a medically induced coma

125-Million-Year-Old Flea Discovered in China

125-Million-Year-Old Flea Discovered in China

The ancient pest fed on dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Era

Watch: Cat Parasite Makes People More Outgoing

Watch: Cat Parasite Makes People More Outgoing

There is a scientific explanation for why cat people are friendlier than others

  • Health
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • August 12th, 2010
Treating Malaria Without Needles

Treating Malaria Without Needles

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • August 1st, 2008
Plants Also Talk, Researchers Say

Plants Also Talk, Researchers Say

Plants use chemicals to communicate with each other

Wild Bees Infected by Commercially Bred Species

Wild Bees Infected by Commercially Bred Species

North American wild bee popullation decline triggered by commercial bumblebee parasite

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • May 15th, 2008
Nest Parasitism: Cuckoos Really Do Imitate Hawks

Nest Parasitism: Cuckoos Really Do Imitate Hawks

But some species can tell the difference

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • February 16th, 2008
Sexual Parazitism: Females Carrying Harems of Parazite Males

Sexual Parazitism: Females Carrying Harems of Parazite Males

Deep Sea Anglers

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • December 13th, 2007
The Smallest Genome: What's the Minimum DNA Amount for Life?

The Smallest Genome: What's the Minimum DNA Amount for Life?

Even just 182 genes!...

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • December 3rd, 2007
Four Facts About Fungi

Four Facts About Fungi

The largest organism in the world, the fungus

  • Health
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • November 12th, 2007
What's the Sleeping Disease?

What's the Sleeping Disease?

An African scourge

 
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