A broad survey conducted across southern Asia reinforces the idea that the mammal biodiversity of an area can be determined by looking at the DNA found in leeches' blood meals. The new study also ...

A broad survey conducted across southern Asia reinforces the idea that the mammal biodiversity of an area can be determined by looking at the DNA found in leeches' blood meals. The new study, led by ...

When presented with multiple stimuli, animals generally choose to respond only to one input. The neuronal mechanisms determining such behavioral choices are poorly understood. We found that the ...

On July 29, 2008, Mark Siddall answered selected viewer questions about leeches large and small, the best way to remove one from your skin, whether he'd undergo leech therapy himself, and more. Please ...

Scientists have identified mammals present at sites in Asia by examining the DNA in the blood sucked by leeches. They found that the nearly 750 Haemadipsa (blood-sucking) leeches stored the DNA of a ...

You might think you know leeches: Go for a swim in the wrong shallow lake, and you’ll emerge covered in sleek black bloodsuckers that have decided you’re their next meal. But inside a leech, ...

A 430-million-year-old fossil reveals that the first leeches were ocean predators, not bloodsuckers. The discovery radically ...