Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest ...

A protein that gives fleas their bounce has been used to boot out bacteria cells, with lab results demonstrating the material ...

Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more ...

From fleas to mosquitoes, there's no shortage of organisms we like to consider pests – and, not surprisingly, the majority ...

Scientists examined the genomes of two bedbug lineages to trace how their population sizes have changed over time ...

Allergies are a common and tricky problem in dogs and cats, but veterinarians say there are ways to ease your furry friend's ...

Warmer weather means you have a greater chance of encountering snakes. Here is what experts say to do if that happens.

Newly uncovered documents confirm Japan's ambition to develop biological weapons during the Pacific War. The infamous Unit ...

A South African family was given a fast track to entering the U.S. as refugees. A family from Myanmar is struggling amid cuts ...