People are to be sent to mainland Europe to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can study its ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported ...

The spyware allegedly came from an Israeli company called Paragon Solutions and targeted select users in over two dozen ...

The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...

2014 was a year of many firsts. Rosetta's Philae lander made the first successful landing on a moving comet, Janet Yellen was ...

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

For nearly 40 years, scientists have gathered at Delaware Bay to track flu viruses in the bird population, hoping to catch early signs of potentially dangerous outbreaks.

Earlier this week, security firm Trend Micro posted a security advisory (spotted by BleepingComputer) about a big vulnerability in 7-Zip, a popular file archiving utility app that’s used by millions ...

Chronic Wasting Disease, also known as Zombie Deer Disease, affects deer, elk, moose, and reindeer, causing severe neurological symptoms. It has been found in 33 U.S. states and poses a potential risk ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: Can cats that stay indoors get parasites? My veterinarian ...