In this week's Degrees of Science we are learning about the New World Screwworm, and about the impacts it could have on Texas ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of ...

Silver Spring, Maryland Thursday, August 21, 2025, 13:00 Hrs [IST] ...

The only proven method to eradicate the New World screwworm is the release of sterile male flies.

The flesh-eating fly larva can be deadly to warm-blooded animals. It was first discovered in a cow in southern Mexico late ...

The governor announced he was expanding his special session agenda shortly after the Texas House passed a congressional map that Democrats had delayed by leaving the state.

Ranchers warn the deadly screwworm fly is approaching Texas borders, threatening cattle herds and beef prices, The New York ...

Gov. Greg Abbott asked lawmakers to come up with new punishments for quorum-busters less than an hour after the House passed a redrawn congressional map.

With swarms of screw worms slowly making their way towards the U.S. southern border, many ranchers across Texas are educating ...

The paper details the identification of four geographically linked cases of melioidosis, an infection caused by contact with ...

1. Quorum-Buster Penalties Abbott is demanding new punishments for legislators who leave the state to dodge votes. He insists lawmakers shouldn’t be able to “hijack the important business of Texans” ...