They were said to emerge whenever a tooth went bad, perishing as soon as a crack or cavity exposed them to air. It’s a genius plot twist for a worm that doesn’t exist, as if you crack open an infected ...

A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

People typically become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or through contact with contaminated soil or cat feces. Once inside the body, the parasite is known for its ability to ...

Unlike bears, groundhogs are true hibernators. During hibernation, they don’t eat and rely on the fat stores they have built ...

The sea around the famous amusement spot currently holds an “F” grade from the Heal the Bay monitoring organization.

A pair of new Canadian clinical trials show poop pills can reduce the toxic side effects of cancer medications and even ...

Learn more about the diseases that live in certain animals and if they can be transferred to humans.

Scientists identified coprostanol and carvacrol in a Roman vial, proving that "filth" was a key ingredient in ancient cures.

The Carter Center says there were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025 ...

Physicians of the Roman empire had a knack for making remedies from an assortment of components from various animals, ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or a cascade of “snowcrete,” which might actually be plausible) for the past two ...

Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a ...