The paper, by Daniela Canestrari at the University of Oviedo in Oviedo, Spain, and colleagues was titled, "From Parasitism to Mutualism: Unexpected Interactions Between a Cuckoo and Its Host." ...

A lot of us will change our wardrobe to fit into a crowd, and the brood parasite known as the cuckoo has used evolution to do ...

In her new book about cuckoos, Cynthia Chris details the extensive history of everyone's favorite feathery brood parasite.

The female cuckoo-finch (Anomalospiza imberbis), for example, has evolved to look like a harmless, non-parasitic bird that lives in the same area, allowing it to sneak into host nests unchallenged.

Richard Gerhold, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology), associate professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, discusses some ways that humans can help com ...

Swallows infected with parasites move less and in smaller ranges than healthy ones—with detrimental effects on their foraging ...

The parasite has been named as Pachysentis canicola, a type of acanthocephalan (spiny-headed worms) that infects multiple ...

A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the ...

A new study sheds light on how the blood-borne parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans and related diseases in cattle and other animals establishes long-term infections in hosts.

Investigating the tri-partite interactions between parasites, their vectors, and mammalian hosts has offered many insights ...

Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer, and you'll likely stumble upon almond-shaped fruits ...

New horror movies in 2024 included franchise entries like "Alien: Romulus" and "The First Omen." Here's our full list of the ...