For example, fruit flies intentionally lay their eggs in substances that have ethanol. This protects the eggs from parasites.

Why are parasites ecologically important? Parasites can shape community structure through their effects on trophic interactions, food webs, competition, biodiversity, and keystone species.

Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving "drunk" after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ...

Due to damage in the digestive tract caused by the internal parasites, digestion of the nutrients is disrupted, and the ...

It's long been known that occasionally wild animals inadvertently get drunk from snacking on ferment fruits. Turns out though ...

whydahs), to total loss of breeding by the abandonment of parasitized broods (cowbirds, cuckoos), the eviction of all host eggs by the early-hatching parasites (cuckoos), or the killing of host ...

Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving “drunk” after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ...

Researchers question the belief that animal alcohol consumption is accidental, suggesting many species habitually ingest ...

and an insect egg that has been parasitized by a wasp. You can check out the full list of winners, as well as several honorable mentions, here.

Now, the human brain may be vulnerable to being parasitized in the same kind of way as the cell is by DNA viruses, and as computers are by computer viruses. An example would be the chain letter ...

Emil C Reisinger is a Full Professor of Medicine, Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine and Dean of Students Affairs at Rostock University ...

Animals may be getting intoxicated on alcohol produced in nature more often than we realize, new research suggests.