Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized ...

When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by ...

“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

A vet has issued a warning to any pet owners who have been flushing their animal's poo down the toilet as it could lead to a ...

Sometimes holes appear in plant leaves and it's not clear why. We rounded up five common causes for this problem and tips for ...

A research team from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) has discovered a new parasitic worm species in Côte d’Ivoire. The Natural History Museum Basel accepted the first two ...

Although at first glance they may look like a grass snake with their sleek movements, they are in fact smaller than a snake. Referred to as “legless lizards”, slow worms are protected under ...

Although at first glance they may look like a grass snake with their sleek movements, they are in fact smaller than a snake. Referred to as “legless lizards”, slow worms are protected under the ...