Invasive species detection is the search for plants, mammals, insects, reptiles or fish that can harm natural habitats.

Laboratory tests conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have confirmed that the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans ...

Data on US states with the highest infection rates for heartworm, Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichiosis is presented.

White-nose syndrome, a disease that is fatal to bats and which has been moving across the country in recent years, has been ...

ESTES PARK, Colo. — A fungus linked to white-nose syndrome has been detected at Rocky Mountain National Park. The National ...

The nose also reportedly played an important role in ensuring humans did not become extinct. Ancient human predecessors reportedly had well developed olfactory sense which enabled them to sniff out ...

The pathogens Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium are common causes of sometimes-fatal intestinal diseases in humans, ...

Scent is how dogs largely experience the world, a lot like the way we humans rely on sight. We know little about how dogs ...

The attacks occurred on March 23 and March 24 in the area of Sandy Valley Road, Dedham Animal Control said in a statement.

He explained that the 'issue is that pretty much all of the hallmarks that make a shar pei hay a shar pei confer a disease risk for the dog'. That is to say that - all of this excess thickened ...

Pretty soon, the nose is a painful mess. The condition is called discoid lupus erythematosus, and it is one of a group of auto-immune diseases that can affect dogs. All cause damage to various parts ...

Her nose can even tell her when a woman has entered the menopause or if someone is pregnant, “which can be a bit awkward, though [pregnancy is] a lovely smell, actually”.