Parasites are a major global health problem, underlying many human diseases worldwide. For example, Plasmodium falciparum, ...

The first two decades of this century saw substantial progress in the control of malaria: deaths from malaria fell by one half, and over the past 10 years, 15 countries have been certified by the ...

For decades, scientists have observed a clear pattern across the natural world: biodiversity tends to be higher near the ...

When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to pluck them off the rocks and put them in buckets and keep them as pets and then ...

Researchers from the University of Adelaide, New Zealand's Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research and the University of Auckland have discovered that more than 80% of parasites detected in kākāpō poo prior ...

Several animal species display brood care, a phenomenon where 'caring' parents provide their offspring with food and protection against predators. However, there are many others that prefer not to do ...