A new study has uncovered an unexpected food source in the Neanderthal diet that could rewrite how we understand their ...

Diatomaceous earth is a white powder made from crushed ancient diatom fossils. Its sharp edges damage insect bodies, making ...

Missouri animal health experts warn of a potential reintroduction of a flesh-eating fly in the state within a year or two.

We swat them, ignore them and hoover them up but the smallest creatures around us are helping forensic scientists uncover ...

Pizza is best when it's loaded with a bunch of ingredients, but this popular pizza topping is giving us pause. Apparently, it ...

Roughly 60 years ago, the United States eradicated the New World screwworm, an insect that feeds on living tissue. But now, ...

The New World screwworm was eradicated from the US around 60 years ago – but it's now within 70 miles of the Texas border ...

California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living ...

A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating time of death. Often, death investigations rely on maggots — the larvae of blow flies that are among the ...

A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating time of death. Often, death investigations rely on maggots — the larvae of blow flies that are among the ...