With tail wagging, tongue out and ears perked, Hummer - a young mixed breed dog with a slick black coat - sits down in front of a sample of screwworm scent, promptly accepting praise and treats from ...

"Illegally released." Concerned resident makes alarming discovery while visiting local lake: 'They can spread diseases and ...

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved further ...

Pepper, the pet cat who made headlines last year for his role in the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S., ...

The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday halted cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States over concerns of the New World screwworm parasite's rapid spread.

In a world-first pilot study, researchers from the University of South Australia have used video footage of insects to ...

The flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm has advanced closer to the U.S. border with Mexico, the U.S. Department ...

Changes to size, teeth and ears in various rodents in Chicago found to be part of their adaptation to human development.

Scientists have identified a new class of compounds capable of partially clearing the tropical parasite that causes Chagas ...

Kissing bugs that carry the parasite for Chagas disease, a potentially serious tropical condition, have established a base in ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...