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These parasites are more common than many owners realize, but luckily, nearly all are preventable.

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Parasitic hairworms manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what's sometimes called 'mind control.' A new study reveals another strange trait shared by different hairworm species: they're missing ...

Humans evolved to live on land, thus, whenever we enter the water we're at a distinct disadvantage, particularly when it ...

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Old canned salmon turned out to be a time capsule of ocean health. Researchers found that rising levels of tiny parasitic ...

Our world is full of bizarre and intriguing creatures. One of the strangest, though, is the hairworm, a parasitic worm known as a "mind control worm" in some circles. These parasitic worms are found ...

For all the different kinds of manipulation in our cultural lexicon — from gaslighting to negging — nothing beats good old-fashioned mind control. Like your worst ex, one master of this power is a ...

For decades, scientists have observed a clear pattern across the natural world: biodiversity tends to be higher near the ...

In a world full of bizarre animals, hairworms are some of the strangest: parasitic worms that manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what’s sometimes called “mind control.” A new study in the ...

Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Threadlike worms living in the guts of ...