In Far Side's funniest comics about worms, it's easy to see why Gary Larson loved the subject so much that he wrote a ...

From microscopic mites dwelling in our hair follicles to sizable tapeworms inhabiting our intestines, the human body plays ... symbiotically or as parasites. Some, like Demodex mites, reside ...

In this behavior, apes use protruded lips and a suction motion to remove debris or parasites from each other's fur. As humans ...

There are parasites all over the world that can infect humans. Some of them are easy to avoid, but others are more common ...

Hair washing, like bathing, was not an important part of Americans' hygiene practices before the turn of the century. Rather, hair care practices focused on keeping hair thick, young-looking, styled, ...

It’s something that some birds, some non-human primates and ... Now, saying something like “I am now going to search through your hair for some parasites” might be a turn-off to your ...

When did our human ancestors first decide that we needed to cover up and wear clothes? As strange as it may seem, lice may ...

Another popular theory is that the "vibrations from the rain are perceived by the worms to be similar to the vibrations that ...

In a rare medical case, parasitic worms grew underneath a woman's upper eyelid.

This year’s Ig Nobel Prizes include awards for studying coin flipping, the movements of a dead trout, and more.

A Thelazia infection, called Thelaziasis, can “cause mild to severe signs and lesions, such as foreign body sensation, ...