A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...

Archaeologists have long known that life on the Roman frontier was harsh, but new microscopic evidence from Hadrian’s Wall ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...

Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...

Climate shapes how ants and parasite interact, fight, and evolve as temperature and humidity drive behavior and genetic ...

Quick Take Common parasites affect cats and dogs, including roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms, Giardia, coccidia, fleas, ticks, and heartworms. Transmission varies by parasite. Intestinal ...

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

Malaria parasites survive tough times by not being too clingy. During Africa’s dry season, when mosquitoes are scarce, malaria parasites have a hard time spreading to new hosts. So the parasites hide ...

Proof of Concept is a video series profiling the science and scientists behind some of the environment’s most unexpected research. When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle ...

Wild bees across the west face a growing threat from microscopic parasites. Last week an Oregon researcher visited USU’s ...