parasite

Coprolites from the Must Farm archaeological excavation in East Anglia shows the prehistoric inhabitants were infected by parasitic worms that can be...

Earliest archaeological evidence of intestinal parasitic worms infecting the ancient inhabitants of Greece confirms descriptions found in writings...

A study of reed warbler behaviour reveals for the first time that in assessing the risks posed by cuckoos the birds combine information from multiple...

Using new ‘pattern recognition algorithm,’ latest research highlights how birds are ‘fighting back’ against the parasitic Common Cuckoo in what...

Screening method created to expedite the development of new drugs in the fight against tropical diseases such as malaria and African sleeping...

A ground-breaking imaging system to track malarial infection of blood cells in real time has been created by a collaboration catalysed by the...

Newly hatched chicks of African honeyguide birds bite to death their foster siblings to eliminate competition.

Using field experiments in Africa and a new computer model that gives them a bird's eye view of the world, Cambridge scientists have discovered how a...