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Explore life across 11 scientific trees, comparing ancestry, traits, fossils, habitats, and sources.

Officials found a dangerous flesh-eating parasite in a three-week-old Texas calf. Here’s how screwworm spreads—and what it means for humans and pets.

Kirsty Gallacher has slammed “parasite” fly-tippers who dumped illegal waste near her home. In an Instagram post on Sunday (10 May), the TV presenter can be seen walking down a country lane with rubbish strewn across it as she points out how “disgusting”…

RNA technology is regarded as one of the newest frontiers in medicine, but in fact a primordial innovator got there way before we did. The malaria parasite, an ancient single-celled organism, has been using sophisticated RNA maneuvers for millennia.…

Chamber pots from the frontier of the Roman Empire have provided the world's earliest evidence of humans infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite.

From Indiewire RSS Feed: Neon Buys Bong Joon Ho’s First Animated Feature ‘Ally,’ About a Piglet Squid Who Dreams of Movie Stardom

Discovery bolsters theory that ancient mitochondria formed brand-new, specialized ‘sacs’ in cells by shedding their outer membranes. Discovery bolsters theory that ancient mitochondria formed brand-new, specialized ‘sacs’ in cells by shedding their outer…