What can a tiny wasp with a rather gruesome parasitic life cycle teach us about evolution, behavior and human developmental ...

Previous studies have linked the parasite to mind-altering behavior, such as risk-taking, depression and even schizophrenia.

technology The high-tech parasites feeding off human hosts It’s no blood-sucking invertebrate but is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design – your smartphone.

Gizmodo: You detail so many different examples of zombie parasitism that the average person might wonder; is this something I should ever be worried about?

The greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal.

What, exactly, is a parasite? Evolutionary biologists define a parasite as a species that benefits from a close relationship with another species – its host – while the host bears a cost. The head ...

Does your body need a parasite purge? Probably not Science is still figuring out the gut microbiome. It's a breeding ground for misinformation ...

For example, the parasite responsible for whirling disease has very high mortality rates of up to 90 percent in salmon, trout and char in various lakes. Eradicating this parasite is next to ...

Many wild fish in Québec have parasites. Is this necessarily a bad thing? How can we limit the proliferation and spread of specific harmful parasites?

If talk of binders, wormwood and “cleansing your gut microbiome” sound familiar, you may have seen one of the many TikTok videos promoting so-called “parasite cleanses.” ...