In the Texas border city of Edinburg, scientists are getting ready to release millions of invasive, flesh-eating flies into ...

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...

Neanderthals became known as carnivores because of their hunting, but scientists now say this is inaccurate - Science History/Alamy Neanderthals loved eating maggots and were not the total carnivores ...

A flesh-eating maggot that had been eradicated in the U.S. and parts of Central America is back and could potentially threaten Louisiana cattle, experts in the beef industry are warning. Due to the ...

A rare human case of a deadly parasite infestation has become the latest unsettling pathogen to make headlines in the United States. A New World Screwworm case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease ...

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal. Ever bite into a luscious-looking apple only to be ...