parasites

Don't blame the deer for ticks

July 27, 2016 in Health

Cases of the tick-borne Lyme disease have increased in recent years, but this cannot be explained solely by the increasing population of deer.

Ants care for their sick to avoid epidemics

May 26, 2015 in Health

Even though ants live and work close together in colonies, their nests are rarely hit by epidemics.

Scientists to investigate a strange fungus that attacks millipedes

March 2, 2015 in Natural Sciences

Little known parasitic fungi will be examined closely for the first time.

Dead parasites in your sushi can trigger allergic reaction

February 15, 2015 in Health

Eating raw fish containing tiny dead roundworms can cause an allergic reaction and at worst send your body into shock.

DNA study: Vikings were plagued by intestinal parasites

January 5, 2015 in Society & Culture

A study of the remains of a 1,000 year old latrine reveals an unpleasant fact about the Vikings.

Missing link found on sharks

June 30, 2014 in Natural Sciences

On any visit to a rocky seashore, you are likely to spot barnacles, unoffendingly stuck to hard surfaces. But barnacles in a fjord in Norway have become parasites that eat fish through feeding stems.

Scientists worry about parasite hosted by foxes

June 23, 2014 in Natural Sciences

The dwarf tapeworm has not yet been detected in Norway, but researchers are concerned that it soon will be.

Not just one type of salmon louse

May 26, 2014 in Agriculture & Fisheries

New results show that there are two sub-species of salmon lice. This fact may be vital to the development of new lice treatments for salmon, since different sub-species don’t necessarily react in the same way to medications.

Primitive worms threaten harvests

January 17, 2014 in Agriculture & Fisheries

They live in the soil, are numerous, and can be microscopic. Yet nematodes can effectively kill off fruit trees and cereals.

Beware the bite of the warble fly

May 15, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Reindeer aren't the only animals to suffer from attacks by the warble fly -- the insect will attack humans, too. The flies leave behind an unwelcome gift of eggs that mature under the skin and that in the worst cases can cause blindness.