This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...

Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman soldiers stationed on the edge of the empire faced more than cold winds, enemy raids, and ...

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A seven-skeleton mass grave tucked inside a well in Croatia offered scholars a chance to analyze the puzzling set remains. A team discovered that all ...

Research by Cambridge and Oxford universities examining parasites in the Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda ...