When most people think of parasites affecting their pets, they imagine heartworms in dogs or roundworms in cats. However, ...

Spiny-headed worms are parasitic and live in oxygen-free intestines, collecting nutrition straight from their hosts, allowing them to thrive in unusual environments.

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and dragonfly ...

An aerial view of the Greek island of Hydra. Credit: dronepicr/Wikimedia commons/CC BY 2.0 I remember growing up on Hydra every summer in the 1980s, leaving my Salt Lake City, Utah home, to go to our ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction worldwide, according to a new research published on ...

Animal behavior research is particularly relevant to the study of human behavior when it comes to the preservation of a species, or how an animal’s behavior helps it survive. The behavior of ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — A recent study by two biological science researchers found that a pathogen for bird pink eye remained viable on bird feeders in winter months much longer than in summer months ...

The forest officers, led by Rajeev Chaudhary, shared the images and video of the animal, known locally as saano owt, with the IUCN Otter Specialist Group. The members of the group then confirmed ...

This morning will see dry conditions and largely bright skies. Some cloud will build in through the afternoon but it will remain dry with some bright breaks. Tonight This evening and the early ...