Past shifts in food habits suggest there are 2 paths to the adoption of new foods: One relies on familiarity and safety, the ...

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

Before digging into that sushi and sashimi you've been craving, you might want to double check for unpleasant surprises.

Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We ...

An ant, no longer in control of its body, crawls away from its colony, hangs perilously on a leaf, and waits to die as a fungus consumes its body, emerges from its head, and releases spores into t ...

In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots.

‘Sulaimani’ Credit: Annecy “Tapeworm Alexis & the Opera Diva,” Thaïs Odermatt (Switzerland) In one of the festival’s most delightfully bizarre entries, Thaïs Odermatt introduces us to ...

About a month ago, the managers of a sushi restaurant in Webster Groves taped a sign on the door: “Please do not enter if you ...

thanks to dishes like sushi, poke, and ceviche. The danger isn’t in the food itself, but in how it’s prepared. When fish is eaten raw or unfrozen, any parasites inside can survive and infect ...

In her new book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control, author and science writer Mindy Weisberger delves into the world of zombifying parasites, aka the ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Freshwater game fish like bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie in the U.S. commonly carry parasitic flatworms that ...

What started as a personal mission to recreate the flavours of home has blossomed into Tomono Sushi Party, a mobile sushi-making class business that has taught thousands of people across the UK the ...