Nestled on the shores of Leech Lake in northern Minnesota, Walker manages to be both a well-kept secret and a beloved destination for those in the know. The town’s name may be Walker, but you’ll want ...

A farmer shows visitors a fat leech he is raising in Zhouzai community, Guangdong province. DU QIUQING/FOR CHINA DAILY Farmers in a local community in Guangdong province are turning to raising leeches ...

Since the dawn of civilization, leeches have been firmly attached to medicine. Therapeutic bloodsuckers are seen in murals decorating the tombs of 18 th dynasty Egyptian pharaohs. They got their ...

The biological history of leeches is difficult to study: Their tissue decomposes almost immediately, and their boneless bodies rarely fossilize. But a geological formation in Wisconsin preserved a ...

A 437-million-year-old fossil from a deposit in Wisconsin could be the oldest species of leech ever found. By Jack Tamisiea If you look around Waukesha County in Wisconsin today, it can be difficult ...

Currently no comparative studies exist on helminth and leech community structure among sympatric anuran tadpoles and salamander larvae. During June-August 2007-2009, we examined 50 bullfrog tadpoles, ...

Beaver ponds are found throughout the Colorado High Country. Toss a lightweight fly rod in your vehicle and hit some High Country roads. Any short hike along a mountain stream will lead to a beaver ...

A common worry among visitors to lakes, ponds and rivers emerges every summer - are there leeches lurking below the surface? In 2024, radio station Kiss 91.5 FM posted an article on its website ...

GADSDEN, Ala.—Cruising upstream on the Coosa River through downtown Gadsden, it would be easy to miss the old coal ash pond sitting on the north bank of the river. It’s mostly hidden by trees and ...

On a warm spring afternoon in late April, the sound of laughter and splashing water echoed across the fields at Ingleside Trout Fish Out Farm, where two small ponds shimmered beneath the open sky.

For the second time in four years, the Denver Broncos are slated to cross the pond for an American football matchup. The NFL announced Tuesday that the Broncos will face the New York Jets at Tottenham ...

DENVER (KDVR) — It’s official, Broncos fans: Pack your passports, the boys in orange and blue are going across the pond for an international game in London. On Tuesday, the National Football League ...