Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

If you’re of a certain generation, you’re likely to have clear memories of weekly dosings with cod liver oil (or castor oil, if you were particularly unlucky), a practice that was ostensibly a worm ...

Apple snails can fully regrow their eyes, and their genes and eye structures are strikingly similar to humans. Scientists mapped the regeneration process and used CRISPR to identify genes, including ...

A British woman has spoken of her stressful experience dealing with an 'infectious' medieval skin disease that is very ...

New research explores how diet, evolution, and facial anatomy may have shaped our modern smiles. Studies of ancient skulls show wider jaws and fewer malocclusions, leading researchers to explore how ...

When we picture the first humans on Mars, we imagine astronauts planting flags and taking their first steps. But the reality might look very different. Long before people ever arrive, intelligent ...

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HUMAN MADE and Pokémon are collaborating on a new collection named POKÉMON MADE It features nine items, including apparel and accessories, with classic Pokémon like Pikachu The line will be available ...

"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart mocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Monday, likening him to a "human flat tire" after the senator’s attempt at humor fell flat during a press ...

FLORENCE, S.C. -- An isolated case of scabies discovered at North Vista Elementary in Florence last week has been confirmed, according to a Florence School District 1 media advisory. The Department of ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

What did early humans like to eat? The answer, according to a team of archaeologists in Argentina, is extinct megafauna, such as giant sloths and giant armadillos. In a study published in the journal ...