Animal world
Parasites 'brainwash' young hyenas, urging them to come close to predators
Young hyenas infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii close the gap with lions, putting them at greater risk than their healthy counterparts.
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Health
Warning of a disease outbreak that could kill 70 million people in Africa
Scientists are extremely concerned about a dangerous parasitic disease that is threatening the lives of millions of people across Africa.
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Why are parasitic birds stronger than the host's offspring?
These particular birds belong to a group of parasitic (also known as egg-laying) species.
Biology
Parasitic tapeworm helps worker ants live like a 'queen' before dying in pain
Parasites often cause trouble for the host, but the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis infesting ants keeps the host young and healthy.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Billionaire Elon Musk's horror theory about super AI
This personality billionaire thinks that humans will create a kind of AI
Archeology
Fossil evidence for a parasitic-host relationship
The oldest known fossil evidence of parasites was discovered by a team of scientists in Yunnan, China.
Videos
Shiver strange creatures like coming from aliens in Serbia
According to the description of the people, the strange creature is like a long black shoelace wiggling on the shores of Lake Zavoj in Serbia.
Biology
Find new parasites while surfing Twitter
This is the first time a creature has been discovered on Twitter.
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Find the first creature that doesn't need oxygen to survive
Scientists have discovered a jellyfish-like parasite that does not have a mitochondrial genome. That means he doesn't breathe and lives a life completely free of oxygen.
Biology
The 'mind control' parasite spreads to Hawaii
The researchers first discovered the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, which is capable of controlling mouse behavior, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
Biology
Detects a special fluorescent compound from the scorpion's armor
After much research, scientists recently identified a special fluorescent compound in the scorpion's armor that could help protect them from parasites rather than having…
Animal world
For the first time discovered animals not breathing
During evolution, an aquatic parasite removed body parts to make it simpler.
Animal world
Why in oysters and shellfish have pearls?
The cradle that produces the pearl is a mollusk like a scallop, a pearl on the beach and a freshwater mussel.
Health
How dangerous is liver fluke infection?
Flukes multiply in the bile ducts, causing pain, inflammation, bleeding, biliary tract cancer, worse than liver abscess ...
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The German Shepherd, though 2 years old, is still stuck in the puppy form
A strange disease has made this dog even 2 years old but will forever be stuck in the form of a puppy a few months old.