FDA approves emergency use of drug to treat deadly, flesh-eating parasite attacking dogs and cats

The FDA said generic Nitenpyram Tablets (nitenpyram) can be used for the treatment of New World screwworm infestations in ...

Screwworm meds for dogs, cats get emergency authorization. Should you get them for your pet?

After the flesh-eating New World screwworm was identified in a small dog in New Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration ...

A First-Ever Tool to Quantify How Invasive Species Make Animals Suffer

Invasive species are among the most well-studied phenomena in ecology, and for good reason: they cost the global economy $423 ...

Flesh-eating screwworm prompts Florida to ban rescue dogs and cats from Texas, New Mexico

To prevent the New World Screwworm from infesting Florida, the state is blocking rescue dogs and cats coming from Texas and New Mexico. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ...

Did DOGE cuts cause screwworm outbreak in US? We investigated

The claim that Department of Government Efficiency cuts caused the June 2026 outbreak of New World screwworm in the U.S. is ...

Saros review: Is it better than Returnal?

If you never played Returnal and haven't checked out Saros yet because you're not sure you'll like a bullet hell roguelite, I ...

Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

Cattle graze near a sterile fly dispersal station placed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to combat the spread of the ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Before Darkness Falls is an Aliens: Dark Descent-style tactics game from former Frostpunk devs, and I did enjoy dying in its depths

Save an Aliens-style outpost from 150 years of sunken evil and neglect in Before Darkness Falls, a new tactics game from ...

The 10 Greatest Sci-Fi Villains of All Time, Ranked

Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage manager, written several ...

Flesh-eating New World screwworm sparks emergency action in Florida after parasite reaches Texas

Florida has enacted emergency restrictions on animal imports and inspections to keep the flesh-eating New World screwworm out ...
BBC Wildlife

It’s a slimy, prehistoric, grisly parasite with the mouth of an alien. And two fearless photographers are obsessed with finding it

The sea lamprey is a most peculiar fish. It has a slimy, eel-like body and an alien-like mouth, and is a parasite, latching onto other creatures to feed. It first appeared 300 million years ago, ...