Parasites have not made a good name for themselves in the animal kingdom, living off the suffering of other animals. Unfortunately, they are everywhere, including in all Vermont lakes. While over 90% ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater fish in Southern California are carrying human-infecting parasites, researchers say. This poses a significant danger for those who like to eat freshly caught ...

Parasitic infections in salmonid fish can increase or decrease their vulnerability to angling, depending on their body condition. Angling, a type of fishing, is a popular pastime across the world, and ...

Nearly every single freshwater fish in Southern California may be riddled with parasites that could cause serious health issues in humans. Researchers from the University of California-San Diego ...

Growing up, Chelsea Wood dreamed of becoming a marine biologist and studying sharks or dolphins—the kinds of big, exciting animals that biologists call charismatic megafauna. Instead, during a college ...

Situated on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington, the Burke Museum hosts the largest repository of preserved fish in North America. More than 400,000 individuals representing 4,100 ...

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego discovered that a snail species carrying human-infecting flatworms known as trematodes is widespread in California. The scientists ...