A question that has had scientists scratching their heads for years has finally been answered, with an Australian team discovering what conditions allow lice to jump between humans. Using 480 lice ...

Usually, when your child gets head lice, you desperately try every method to try and kill them, ASAP. But one Aussie mom has taken the opposite approach — she doesn’t want to harm the nits AT ALL.

A genetic analysis of pubic lice suggests the parasites were transferred between early humans and gorillas about 3.3 million years ago. Researchers say the findings suggest close contact between ...