parasites

The Mysterious Plants That Thrive in Darkness and Steal Food

A Parasite Attack on Darwin’s Finches Means They’re Losing Their Lovesong

Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

Why Blaming Migratory Animals for Global Disease Is a Step in Haste

Shells of white-lipped and brown-lipped snails. Credit: Robbie Rae

How Snail Shells Were Found to Serve More Than One Purpose

A harlequin ladybird. Credit: spacebirdy/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Harlequin Ladybird Is a Conqueror Extraordinaire Among Bugs

Leishmania donovani. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Three-Nation Effort, Including India, to Beat Kala Azar Faced With New Challenge

A forager ant of the species Cataglyphis velox. Seville, Spain. Credit: Michael Mangan and & Hugh Pastoll

How Viruses Pass on Messages, Ants Find Their Way and Seals Go ‘Whiskering’ for Fish