Standing out from the crowd seems like a risky move, but there are benefits. Aposematic signals tell potential predators it ...

Cretaceous amber has pushed back the evolutionary timeline of one of nature’s most bizarre parasitic relationships: the infamous “zombie-ant” fungi. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

The study has been published in the European Journal of Taxonomy and describes four previously unknown species of parasitoid wasps belonging to the genus, Idris Förster (Hymenoptera Scelionidae) ...

When two different species procreate, hybridization is at play. It is a practice that is not uncommon in the wild but is far ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

Zombies aren’t real—or are they? Meet 5 parasites that use mind control. It's no Halloween movie: These parasites can hijack the brains of other creatures—and make them act in horrific ways.

A Miocene fish fossil with soft tissue and intact pigmentation has been discovered in New South Wales, revealing prehistoric ...

The emergence of T. howardi from 100% of the O. vesulia pupae demonstrates that this host is adequate for the development of this parasitoid.. The results report for the first time in controlled ...

Mindy Weisberger's new book details the crafty worms, fungi, and other parasites that have learned to mind-control their hosts.

While this realisation is interesting in and of itself, the benefit of viewing smartphones through the evolutionary lens of parasitism comes into its own when considering where the relationship might ...