Cases of a flesh-eating bug are on the rise, as experts are warning people to take extra protective measures to make sure ...

A Queensland surgeon has performed miracles rebuilding the face of a baby boy who developed a very rare and highly dangerous ...

Discover the astonishing world of plants that mimic animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and Venus flytraps trapping ...

Fears are growing that a flesh-eating ulcer will spread up the New South Wales coast to Sydney after two cases were linked in a popular holiday hotspot.

If you've ever visited the American Southwest, you've likely come across those candy scorpion lollipops - and yes, you can ...

The sight of Baltimore orioles in the winter is evidence that despite humans completely messing up the climate by burning fossil fuels, at least some species can adapt their behaviors and life ...

Florida is one of 12 states with a high number of confirmed outbreaks of the highly contagious norovirus. And if you’re ...

A rather nasty one, this – or at least, a messy one. Norovirus – also known as “Norwalk virus” or the ever-evocative “winter ...

House mice (Mus musculus) – the same kind that may be in your residence – have started to attack and kill albatrosses, eating them alive as they sit on their nests. I’m an ecologist who’s been ...

Eating insects remains off-limits for most humans but a market for pet food made from crickets, mealworms and the like is growing.

More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low ...