Lowers body temperature: While humans cool off by sweating or turning on the A/C, cats can cool down by licking. In a 2018 ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

A Middle Tennessee animal shelter is turning to the community for help amid a massive rescue operation involving dozens of ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...

Parasite, zombie, leech - these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, ...

In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, Paul Raad crouched in the undergrowth, scanning the ground for ...

Some parasites cause horrific deformities and diseases ... Infected rodents may become unwitting participants in a game of cat-and-mouse-and-parasite in which they lose their fear of cats and ...

Brainworm headaches, a man with more penises than arms, and butt eels are just a few of this year’s macabre medical ...

A handful of cats in the United States have been found dead due to avian influenza, a viral disease that historically only ...

Why do cats eat grass? We've done the research! Jump in to read all about your cat's grass-eating habits and what you should ...