People are to be sent from Oxford to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can study its effects. Plasmodium vivax is a type of malaria that can remain ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

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Trees and plants emit phytoncides, essential oils that protect flora from parasites and germs ... antimicrobials that also benefit the human body; when we breathe in phytoncides, our bodies ...

Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on ...

Scientists suggest captive chimpanzees engage in 'socially contagious urination'—that is, when one primate starts peeing, others quickly follow suit ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...

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No one deserves to go through life hating the place where they live – their body. Body image should not hinge on whether a person looks like a runway model. It's possible for a person to have a ...