The invasive parasite has now been confirmed in dozens of animals in Texas, while Oklahoma officials say wildlife could make ...

Experts say the New World screwworm parasite threatening Texas cattle does not contaminate meat, milk or produce despite its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A problem tied to a neighbor's trash setup quickly became impossible to ignore. Within about a week, a ...

The Food and Drug Administration this week cleared a second carcass-feasting fly species for use in maggot wound therapy, according to an announcement from Cuprina Holdings, a Singapore-based company ...

The FDA cleared medical-grade Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) larvae in what maker Cuprina Holdings believes marks the first debridement product to use this particular species. Dubbed ...

The return of a flesh-eating parasite could make already-high beef prices during the second Trump administration even worse. The discovery of two cases of the New World screwworm, a parasite that ...

A generation after casu marzu was banned across Europe, artisanal cheesemakers in Sardinia still elevate the controversial technique into a culinary art form. Sardinia is home to many ...

The making of maggot art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) "Step right up! Who wants to do maggot art?" You'll be hearing that a lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 18 in the Briggs Hall ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. For several weeks now, I’ve been using ...

Just in case you needed new material for your nightmares, here’s this real-life case report of a woman in Greece who literally sneezed out maggots. Doctors documented the spine-chilling sneeze this ...

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“Workers are literally playing Russian Roulette each time they eat,” said Electrical Trades Union organizer Robert Hill Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has ...