From movement to mating signals, slug slime plays a vital role in survival and explains those silvery garden trails.

Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is ...

UCCE experts urge producers to monitor their animals for signs of the parasite, which has been moving north from Central and South America.

A parasitic brain worm fatal to moose, elk, and caribou has been confirmed in northern Alberta for the first time.

Ruiz tells PEOPLE she couldn't eat one food for a year after eating so much of it on the island Jaime Ruiz knows about food, or rather, the lack of it. As a contestant on season 44 of Survivor, Ruiz ...

A Red Slug, Arion rufus, climbing over a Cleavers or Goosegrass plant growing in the wild. - Sandra Standbridge/Getty Images You may have noticed those slimy slugs wreaking havoc in your garden. After ...

Plus: An investigation reveals how US tech companies reportedly helped build China’s sweeping surveillance state, and two more alleged members of the Scattered Spider hacking group were arrested.

Egg-eating worms living on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs may hold the key to smarter fishery management. Once thought to be a threat, these parasites actually serve as natural biomarkers that reveal when ...

Some of the most interesting discoveries happen quite by chance. Researchers on a forest trail in southern Chile captured footage offering a rare glimpse of a poorly understood native species. The ...

Parasites are repulsive enough in the wild, but coming across one in your food takes the gross-out factor to a whole other level. Case in point: several eye-bleach-worthy TikToks that recently went ...

Scientists hiking a forest trail in Chile found a “giant” flatworm eating an invasive species in a first-of-its-kind sighting, a study said. Screengrab from Walk the South’s YouTube video While ...