Even small infestations of external parasites can lead to lost production, if left unchecked. In more severe cases, lice may cause immune suppression or anemia, which can further compromise cow health ...

Seeing your best friend relentlessly scratching without finding any relief is heartbreaking, isn’t it? When your pup is ...

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

Scientists found a virus-like living entity in human bodies named "obelisks" - small loops of RNA, each a thousand genetic ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving ...

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet.

In a study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers found that the key to the whales’ lifespans is a ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

A cold-activated protein that mends damaged DNA could play a part in keeping the bowhead whale in tip-top shape.

The expedition also revealed a new species of armoured and iridescent scale worms, called Eulagisca sp. nov., as well as ...