- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 17th, 2013
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
The parasite appears to cause permanent structural changes in the brain, researchers say
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Raluca Anghel
- September 12th, 2013
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
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
Doctors have put the girl into a medically induced coma
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 28th, 2013
125-Million-Year-Old Flea Discovered in China
The ancient pest fed on dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Era
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 27th, 2012
Watch: Cat Parasite Makes People More Outgoing
There is a scientific explanation for why cat people are friendlier than others
- Developing Projects
- By Marius Oiaga
- January 25th, 2011
Microsoft Explores Curing Diseases by Infecting Patients with Altered Parasites
- Nature
- By Smaranda Biliuti
- October 11th, 2010
Monarch Butterflies Treat their Offspring with Medicinal Plants
- Nature
- By Gabriel Gache
- August 1st, 2008
Plants Also Talk, Researchers Say
Plants use chemicals to communicate with each other
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 23rd, 2008
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
But some species can tell the difference
- Sci Pry
- By Stefan Anitei
- February 16th, 2008
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?
Even just 182 genes!...
- Nature
- By Stefan Anitei
- December 3rd, 2007
Four Facts About Fungi
The largest organism in the world, the fungus
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