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

Stem cells, which drive regeneration, require a microenvironment in tissue called a niche, but not so much in this ...

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ...

DNA recovered from 1,000-year-old dried feces indicates that intestinal infections from pinworm or Shingella may have plagued ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the cave dated to between 660 and 1430 A.D., many of which belonged to ...

When a planarian flatworm loses its head, it simply grows another. The head, if left alone, can grow a body to match. In a ...

Scientists thawed ancient soil in the lab and tiny nematodes, Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, “woke up” after being frozen for ...