An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Scientists in China have discovered a host of never-before-seen viruses in bats that live near humans. These viruses include ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

K-State veterinarians explain how bovine theileriosis impacts cattle and offer ways to reduce the risk of exposure.

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack ...

Disease-transmitting mosquitoes are becoming resistant to insecticides, which threatens the global fight against malaria, ...

However, with the rise in antibiotic resistance, many countries have banned the use of antibiotics in this way. Dr Joan Torrent and his colleagues at Oligo Basics, of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil, are ...