Parasites

Climate change may drive as many as one in three parasite species extinct by 2070. That's very bad.

The fear of "outsiders" pushing Trump toward victory comes in part from our fear of disease.

Backyard chickens may be dirtier than you think.

Proteins in pollen and other allergens show up in tapeworms and mites, suggesting that allergies emerged as we evolved to fight parasite infections.

Backyard breeders are creating a new kind of hero honeybee—one that chomps off the legs of mites and saves the hive.

Is culture just a side effect of the struggle to avoid disease?

It's way more than just a twisted ladder.