Bennet-Clark: described the idea that fleas might jump off their trochanters as ‘about as silly as saying you could jump out of a chair by clenching your buttocks’ - Courtesy of Kate Jones Henry ...

A scientist placed a number of fleas in a jar, and they immediately jumped out. He then placed a clear glass plate over the ...

Fleas can jump and cicadas can sing because of an elastic protein called resilin. Now, for the first time, scientists have made it in the lab. It's extremely elastic, and scientists say it could be ...

Today we are introducing a new regular column that will run twice monthly on our Pets page, “Your Pet’s Health” by local ...

If you're a pet parent, you've probably wondered, "What do fleas look like?" at least once – especially if you've noticed your pet scratching a little more than usual. One of the few downsides of ...

Pets are one of life’s most joyous treasures—but the fleas that can often come along with them are anything but. Even if you aren't a pet parent, these pests can invade your home, and they multiply ...

In Missouri, they can be an issue any time of the year. But spring, especially, is their season. Here's some tips from about avoiding fleas and dealing with them if it becomes a problem. n According ...