Easton R. White is an assistant professor of biology at the University of New Hampshire who studies biodiversity and ...

Parasites have roamed the Earth for a long time. They were here before the dinosaurs: The oldest fossils are more than 500 ...

The human body has good reason for its tighter controls. Cells that multiply unchecked are the roots of cancer. “Our hope is ...

Stem cells, which drive regeneration, require a microenvironment in tissue called a niche, but not so much in this ...

At first glance, it’s a wonder that parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the ...

The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times ...

In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish.

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Tiny worms use static electricity to launch and stick to flying insects - scientists reveal how the trick works.

Researchers found that among cancer patients getting immunotherapy, those who got an mRNA Covid vaccine within 100 days ...

Researchers have discovered a microscopic roundworm that uses electrostatic induction to launch itself onto flying insects.

Nancy Shute explores the science behind major questions on food and health — from the addictive potential of ultraprocessed foods to the high-protein diet craze to the drawbacks of keto.