New World screwworm ( Cochliomyia hominivorax) is once again an active threat in the Americas. Cases in Mexico have risen and detections are approaching the US border, while federal agencies and ...

It's that time of the year when people start talking about the infamous woolly worm! As you know, a lot of people swear that the color and pattern of woolly worms can be used predict winter weather.

Most of us have noticed our dog walk into the backyard and grab a chunk of dirt to nibble on. It's usually no big deal. If it happens every day, however, it's something to be concerned about. But how ...

They rank pretty high on the ick factor with their skinny bodies and weird half-moon shaped heads, they're predatory and they are coated with a toxic slime. And they are in East Tennessee. Hammerhead ...

Metro goes behind the scenes at a London firestation to find out what the capital's firefighters eat. Wednesday season 2 official trailer Dementia warning as drug taken by millions raises risk of ...

Wild populations of the rare Maccoa duck, an African wetland species, have been dwindling for decades. There numbers are estimated at only 5,000 wild individuals. But the United Kingdom’s Chester Zoo ...

Weeks of heavy rain have prompted a plague of massive, toxic hammerhead flatworms to erupt from the ground in North Texas, much to the chagrin of frightened locals. “It was terrifying, like these are ...

This undated image provided by Bugwood.org shows a hammerhead worm on a leaf in India. The narrow, snakelike flatworm has a head built like that of a hammerhead shark. Arun T.P. / AP After heavy ...

After weeks of heavy rain across North Texas, sightings of a toxic invasive worm are on the rise. The hammerhead worm is popping up in counties throughout the Metroplex and experts say it’s a real ...

Has this cold, dreary weather been making you wish you could get outside and play in the dirt? Or perhaps you’re looking for ways to improve your garden soil during the winter. Worm composting, or ...

Human nutrition is … both a social and a biological science … Precious little value is placed on studies of what people eat — and virtually none on the important field of why they eat it, and why they ...