Head lice have been constant, if unwanted, human companions for as long as our species has been around. Evidence of this ancient connection includes a 10,000-year-old louse found on human remains at ...

‘Lice are like living fossils we carry around on our own heads.’ By Laura Baisas Published Nov 8, 2023 2:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Head lice are considered a nuisance — a pest to be evicted from the hair on your head or the head of a loved one with a special comb or shampoo. But there's more to lice than their elimination. These ...

A new laboratory study suggests that human body lice are more efficient at transmitting Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, than previously thought, supporting the possibility that they ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — A steady stream of miserable children and worried parents flowed into the dermatology office at Nasser Hospital in central Gaza. A toddler with a blue hair bow sobbed as her ...