After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...

MARTIN: Ever bite into a yummy-looking apple only to be rewarded with a chunk of nasty, mealy pulp? MARTÍNEZ: Oh, my God. If I expect crisp and instead get squish, it's a bad, bad deal (laughter).

Larvae navigate and prefer older, rotting fruit compared to fresh fruit. Most research on food sensation has focused on tastes like sweetness or saltiness. But preferences for food often depend on ...

Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed like they’d been feasting on as much meat as apex predators such as lions ...