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Bedbugs plagued Britain 1,900 years ago, Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall reveals
By Laura Geggel published
The earliest known evidence of bedbugs in Britain was found at a first-century fort near Hadrian's Wall.

'Few insect orders have been spared': Why death by parasite keeps life in the forest thriving
By Alison Pouliot published
"The fungus swiftly colonizes and liquefies the caterpillar's delicate innards via powerful enzymes that pervade the creature's entire body cavity, effectively consuming the caterpillar from the inside out."

8 times fossilized human poop dropped big knowledge on us. (Number 2 will surprise you.)
By Laura Geggel published
Here's the scoop on ancient human poop.

Zombie animals: 10 real-life cases of body-snatching
By Scott Dutfield last updated
Zombie movies have it all wrong. Parasites are the real zombie killers.

10 ways to avoid summer tick bites
By Tia Ghose last updated
Experts shared tips with Live Science on how to protect yourself from tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne diseases.

Humpback whales caught on film for 1st time treating themselves to a full body scrub on the seafloor
By Sascha Pare published
New footage shows, for the first time, how humpbacks scrub off dead skin and parasites to stay streamlined and keep their skin healthy.

'Mind-control' parasite Toxoplasma hides from the immune system with 2 key genes
By Kamal Nahas published
A single-cell parasite relies on two genes that boost each other's activity to switch into "defense mode" when attacked by the immune system.

Tick-borne parasite is spreading in the Northeast, CDC says
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A tick-borne illness called babesiosis is spreading in the northeastern U.S.
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