Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from raccoons, squirrels and skunks to birds, bugs and snails.

Bug enthusiasts will be seeing red at this year's Arizona Insect Festival, which will feature a new exhibit on a prickly pear parasite used for centuries to make a prized ...

Students with head lice infestation do not need to be sent home early from school, the CDC says. Students can go home at the end of the day and return to class once beginning treatment. Experts say ...

A parasitic disease called Chagas may be establishing itself in the United States, and the “kissing bugs” that cause the ...

A report from the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal published last week details why Chagas disease, which is carried ...

Chagas disease, caused by kissing bugs, is now endemic in the U.S. Learn about symptoms, prevention and why experts urge ...

Even in areas relatively undisturbed by human activity, insect populations are on the decline, with climate change as a likely culprit. That's the finding of new research from the University of North ...

From pollinating flowers to enabling decomposition and supporting nutrient cycles, insects' abundance and biodiversity are critical for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, recent studies showing ...

BBC chiefs refused to show images of spiders during a segment on creepy-crawlies, to avoid scaring viewers. Presenters on Morning Live yesterday also issued a bizarre trigger warning before the ...