Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Legend has it that as a 5-year-old I ate a common garden snail. I don’t know why but I assume it was either on a dare or I got paid for it in some ...

Birds have a pretty diverse lunch menu, some munch on seeds and berries, while others like to supplement their diet with ...

Doctors were baffled. It was the start of a medical mystery that’s the subject of a New England Journal of Medicine case ...

A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.

A New England woman was struck with mysterious symptoms after returning from a three-week vacation, and doctors discovered ...

Twice a day, over a thousand Indian Runner ducks commute to their jobs at the Vergenoegd Löw wine estate near Cape Town, South Africa. One of the perks for the winery’s duck employees is lunch on the ...

Imagine returning from a dream vacation, only to find yourself battling a mysterious illness that leaves doctors baffled. For ...

Whilst slugs and snails become more active in the spring, they can appear in the winter if the temperatures are warm enough.

Here are some of the best places to dine in the island’s capital Funchal and further afield, from family-run favorites to the ...

When I lived in San Francisco, our house wasn’t too far from Golden Gate Park. As a result, we’d occasionally receive visits ...

Only four species of bear are hibernators: American Black Bear, Asiatic Black bear, Brown bear and Polar bear. These furry mammals don’t hibernate in the true sense because their body temperature only ...