The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific research.

The sterile fly technique, first used by the U.S. in the 1960s and now in Panama, prevents female screwworms from reproducing ...

And multi-agency finger-pointing has not provided clarity about why the meat wasn’t donated or what finally became of the ...

Soak cotton balls in an essential oil. Peppermint and lemon scents can repel birds, but you'll have to replace the cotton ...

Unlike most other bird species, the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

Swimmer's itch is a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites that infect some birds and mammals, ...

Two species of fish-borne parasites have been found in freshwater fish routinely caught for consumption. Researchers say people could be eating the fish in ways that are conducive to transmission ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater fish in Southern California are carrying human-infecting parasites, researchers say. This poses a significant danger for those who like to eat freshly caught ...

A UC San Diego study finds that more than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California had parasites capable of infecting humans.

The parasites first move into the snails, which are then consumed by fish — leading them finally to the dinner plate of a warm-blood vertebrate, such as a human or a bird, the authors explained.

More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contain an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps ...