Parasitic plants are notorious agricultural pests that drain nutrients from crops and cause economic losses of more than USD ...

The parasitic fungus sometimes called ‘Himalayan gold’ can provide a good living to villagers who collect it. But rugged ...

A parasitic infection occurs following the invasion of a parasite, an organism that lives and thrives on or inside a host organism. The parasite often survives at the expense of the host. The most ...

Doctors performed a life-saving procedure to save the life of a teenager who had two extra feet attached to his stomach due to an extremely rare condition. The 17-year-old, who is from Uttar Pradesh, ...

Parasite infections are quite common -- especially in children who are more likely to come into contact with dirt and surfaces hosting the organisms. The severity of a parasitic infection varies based ...

Overtaking a throne sometimes takes a touch of matricide. Some newly mated ant queens sneak into other ant colonies and spray their queens with a liquid that sends workers into a murderous frenzy, ...

Japanese researchers have documented the use of a “chemical weapon” in nature: parasitic ant queens that chemically trick worker ants into murdering their own mother. Published in Current Biology, the ...

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A middle-aged man in the U.S. developed a parasitic infection in his brain after eating undercooked bacon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Parasitic inductance is an often-overlooked factor in power electronics circuits. This FAQ examines how stray inductances in components and PCB layouts create voltage overshoots, electromagnetic ...