Even though the U.S. eradicated the flesh-eating parasite the New World Screwworm six decades ago, its survival to the south ...

The United States is taking action to control the potential threat of an invasive flesh-eating parasite found in animals in ...

Screwworms are possibly the most aptly named parasites imaginable, both literally and figuratively. Screwworms—technically, ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins issued a scathing letter to her Mexican counterpart Saturday threatening to block the ...

Hantavirus, a respiratory virus spread by rodents, has been in the news recently. Experts explain what you need to know about ...

Mono County, in the Mammoth Lakes area, reported three deaths related to hantavirus. Here's what Los Angeles County residents should know about the virus.

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

There are animals trying to cross as if their life depended on it,” researcher Erick Meza told the Society of Environmental Journalists’ conference.

Olive ridley turtle nesting on Escobilla Beach, Oaxaca, Mexico. Image via Claudio Giovenzana, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via ...

The free mining district driving tour takes you through history. Children will press their noses to the windows, spotting old ...