Prices will go up with the halt on Mexican cattle imports, but the border closure won't help eradicate the parasite.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the restrictions on livestock imports due to the troubling northward spread of ...

Last spring, when river water was released in late March, conditions were pretty good for both migrants and breeders arriving ...

A New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak in Mexico has raised alarms at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The impact on ...

The New World screwworm has been making headlines lately, and in Texas, which is not stranger to the insect, it’s top of mind for many.

An asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused millions of species to go extinct—including many mollusks. By studying the ...

INSECTS do not usually give us humans too much concern. However, if one studies even a tiny bit of natural history topics ...

Last week, the United States halted all cattle trade with Mexico to stop the spread of a parasitic flesh-eating fly known as ...

Changes in the number, shape, efficiency and interconnectedness of organelles in the cells of flight muscles provide extra ...

Biologists have long debated whether it’s better to protect many small and isolated natural areas or focus on large, ...