The USDA best describes the etymology of the name screwworm: ...

The baby has no fever or any other sign of illness ... Myiasis is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae (maggots) that grow inside the tissue.

William is Birmingham’s ‘rat catcher’, trying to shoot down the city’s exploding rat population, which is feasting on over 22 ...

Food scraps are broken down without oxygen to generate renewable energy, liquid fertiliser, and soon, carbon dioxide to enhance glasshouse tomato growth. Ōtara resident Tyra, who declined to give her ...

The government has asked for help from the armed forces to tackle the crisis as the situation in Britain's second city ...

Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more ...

SPLUTTERING from the stench, dad-of-two Rashid Mahmood struggles to get out of his front door – thanks to the 6ft pile of ...

The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch has shown that while house sparrows are still our most common bird, followed by the blue tit, ...

The closest comparison found in nature today is the Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant with hinged leaves that snap shut when prey flies inside ... for its eggs. Its larvae then started their ...