The first new species is Idris bianor, named after the spider genus it parasitizes, according to the study. Its body length ...

Unlike taxonomy, which Kwak, himself a taxonomist, ... Wood is publishing a children’s book in fall 2024 called Power to the Parasites! Cizauskas, who is also an illustrator, ...

A parasite is a separate organism that lives on or in another host organism and derives nutrients from it. Cancer shares most of its DNA with the person who has it, with some mutations.

Taxonomy of a New Parasitic Euglenid, Euglenaformis parasitica sp. nov. (Euglenales, Euglenaceae) in Ostracods and Rhabdocoels Article Publication Date 9-May-2023 ...

This parasite manipulates the minds of wolves, rats—and maybe even you. Toxoplasma gondii infects up to a third of the world’s human population at any given time.It likely has a much wider ...

Scientists for the first time have discovered a parasite potentially fatal to dogs in a portion of the Colorado River near the California-Arizona border. After multiple dogs were infected near ...

The parasite that causes malaria requires precise control of gene expression to progress through the various stages of its complex life cycle. A new study, by a multinational team of researchers ...

A parasite might be driving some wolves to lead or go solo. Wolves in Yellowstone National Park infected with Toxoplasma gondii make more daring decisions than their uninfected counterparts ...

MESZAROS: She says the same parasite was killing sea urchins 7,000 miles away in the Sea of Oman. She published her findings in a peer-reviewed study, and she says she worries the parasite could ...

Once thought to be a danger largely reserved for travelers, a flesh-eating parasite known as Leishmania mexicana is now likely spreading locally through some sand flies native to the southern U.S ...

There’s no getting around it — parasites are icky. But they’re also complex organisms that help control host populations and keep food webs balanced in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.