Our ancestors started wearing clothing about 170,000 years ago, a date pinpointed with the aid of another creature that lives with clothes — skin-crawling body lice. This advance helped our species ...

If you’ve noticed a bug on your clothes, in your hair, in your kid’s hair, or on your pet, there’s no need to panic, as it might not be a louse. Many insects have a lice-like appearance and are often ...

Body lice are tiny insects, about the size of a sesame seed. Body lice live in your clothing and bedding and travel to your skin several times a day to feed on blood. The most common sites for bites ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: How does an adult handle getting rid of persistent infestation (over five months) of body lice? Are there doctors or professionals skilled in dealing with this problem? If so, how ...

The bubonic plague pandemic of the 14th century gained infamy as much for its death toll — 25 million in Europe alone — as for the horror of the disease itself. Scientists have long blamed ...

In a creative use of insect genetics to solve an enduring mystery of human evolution, scientists studying the DNA of lice have concluded that early humans may have started wearing clothes just a few ...

University of Maryland officials confirmed cases of body lice on campus — prompting inspections, treatments, and warnings to students. The university’s Pest Control Management Units said they have ...

Dear Dr. Roach: How does an adult handle getting rid of persistent infestation (over five months) of body lice? Are there doctors or professionals skilled in dealing with this problem? If so, how ...