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Parasites

Cricket and parasite

This is your brain on parasites

Health

In her new book, “This is Your Brain on Parasites,” author Kathleen McAuliffe describes the numerous links between animals and parasites, how they’ve co-evolved, and how parasites may actually affect the behavior of humans and other animals.

Saudi women drivers

Soon women in Saudi Arabia may be driving — as long as they don’t wear makeup

Global Scan
The metal casing suspended from this cow's collar contains a chemical mixture that repels tstse flies.

African farmers are saving their cows with some antelope cologne

Health

Bed bugs: Entomological terrorists

‘Worms from Hell’

Environment

Mail Drop

Steve reviews comments from listeners on recent stories: Chernobyl, Bronx noise pollution, snow fleas, and animal sightings.

The World

All Fleas Considered

Commentator Virginia Shepherd reflects on her environmental education which dictated that she value all biodiversity, even fleas.

The World

Even a Flea

Commentator Virginia Shepherd reflects on her earlier environmental education which would suggest she’d value all biodiversity: even fleas. Ms. Shepherd is a writer who lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She comes to us via member station W-M-R-A.

The World

GLOUCESTER AT THE CROSSROADS: PART ONE

Norway’s Laerdal river has just been deliberately poisoned with rotonone in order to control a deadly parasite, Gyrodactylus salaris. The tiny worm was infecting scores of Atlantic salmon, but while rotonone destroys the parasite, it also kills most fish and many other acquatic species. The treatment has been controversial since its introduction more than 20 […]

Salmon Parasite

Norway’s Laerdal river has just been deliberately poisoned with rotonone in order to control a deadly parasite, Gyrodactylus salaris. The tiny worm was infecting scores of Atlantic salmon, but while rotonone destroys the parasite, it also kills most fish and many other acquatic species. The treatment has been controversial since its introduction more than 20 […]