A chance video by a grad student relishing her first big field trip might help resolve an argument that’s raged among biologists for more than a century. The question: Can leeches jump? Yes, at least ...

An armed burglar in Australia has pleaded guilty to breaking into the home of an elderly woman in 2001 after being caught using evidence from a leech. The bloodsucking creature was found beside a safe ...

See the microscopic details of a leech bite and how it affects the skin.

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 ...