Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On ...

The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between ...

You cannot get Lyme disease if you come into contact with someone’s sneeze, cough, or blood. Learn when it is contagious and ...

While snakes don't make the cut, these creatures that are the world's deadliest animals can lead to untold death and ...

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...

No matter how careful you are about animals in your home, or how much care you take when you are outdoors, animal and insect bites and stings are sometimes unavoidable. Fleas, mites, and chiggers ...

While its sharpness ensures competitive kite flying, it leaves behind a trail of destruction—injured birds, maimed humans, and irreversible environmental damage. Despite being banned by the National ...

A man was left with serious life-threatening injuries Thursday night after his car plunged off a Washington, DC, bridge into the icy waters below during a snowstorm. The driver was involved in a ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Emergency services responded to a snake bite report on Obrien Road in Highfields north of Toowoomba at 9.36pm. Queensland Ambulance Service said the ...

All animal bites need to be properly cleaned, and most need treatment based on the type and severity of the wound. Whether the bite is from a family pet or an animal in the wild, scratches and bites ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest tools ever used on Earth, and they weren’t created by direct human ancestors. These ancient artifacts, found in Kenya’s Homa Peninsula – which is ...