A scientist scraped a black dot on his forehead and put it under a microscope. He saw dozens of tiny face mites, aka Demodex mites, crawling around on the plate. Demodex are harmless and like to live ...

A dermatologist has shared a video about the eight-legged mites called Demodex that live in our pores, which viewers have found either alarming or insightful. Dr Scott Walter, who is based in Denver, ...

New species of aquatic mite in Portuguese rivers, Torrenticola galaica, reveals the existence of hidden predators.

Our bodies contain huge numbers of microbes - inside and out. We even have face mites. New research has shown that the microscopic mites, which reside in hair follicles in our faces and nipples, are ...

A video shared on social media authentically showed mites on a Pringles-brand chip placed under a microscope. Rating: Mixture ...

Scabies is a skin problem caused by tiny bugs called mites. These mites are so small that you can’t see them without a ...

This is the straw itch mite, which is closely related to the oak itch mite, under a microscope. (Photo from the United States Department of Agriculture) There’s an invisible invasion happening on the ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – It looks like a worm and moves like a worm – sort of. But it is a previously unidentified microscopic species of mite that was discovered by a graduate student on The Ohio State ...

Although the video shows what appears to be a microscopic view of mites crawling around on instant ramen noodles, there isn't enough evidence to rule out the possibility that the video was staged (i.e ...