Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, our skin tissue—and in fact many types of epithelial tissue that lines and covers the ...

As NASA plans for long-term human missions beyond Earth, one question keeps resurfacing: how do you sustain life in places ...

The first time most people hear about mango worms, the reaction is disbelief. It sounds fake, exaggerated, or like something ...

UC Riverside scientists have created a small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and ...

Although the New World screwworm has been eradicated from the United States for many years, the recent movement of the pest ...

UCCE experts urge producers to monitor their animals for signs of the parasite, which has been moving north from Central and South America.

The New World screwworm was eradicated from the US around 60 years ago – but it's now within 70 miles of the Texas border ...

California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living ...

Tiny flies can transform minor mouth sores into a serious condition known as oral myiasis. This rare occurrence begins when flies lay eggs in open wounds, leading to larvae feeding on damaged tissue.

The flesh-eating fly larvae, which have been detected in Mexico, were declared eradicated from Texas in the 1960s.