Conservation managers who try to keep members of endangered animal species parasite-free are well-intentioned but this approach is misguided, according to a new research. Conservation managers who try ...

Scientists often attribute the tendency of male mammals to die earlier than females to hunting, fighting for mates, and other risky behaviors that the males engage in. In the Sept. 20 Science, however ...

For decades, scientists have observed a clear pattern across the natural world: biodiversity tends to be higher near the ...

The two species of African rhinoceros are conservation icons. Large, charismatic, and vitally important for their ecosystems, to lose either species would be a devastating blow. But what of their ...

Louise Gentle works for Nottingham Trent University. If you saw the first episode of David Attenborough’s new BBC series Perfect Planet, you will have seen the astounding bloodsucking behaviour of the ...

Katie Clow receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). She has completed veterinary education ...

THIS most readable and interesting book is divided into three parts. The first discusses the general principles underlying natural resistance and acquired immunity to parasitic infections. The factors ...

Researchers agree it’s a long shot, but transmissible cancers could theoretically evolve into independent species. Certain weird parasites might be living proof. Aggressive cancers can spread so ...

How would you describe your relationship with your cat? Probably like every cat owner: “The animals give so much back—at ...