Scientists have uncovered video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump. This behavior has been debated for over 100 years, and can now be put to rest following research by ...

The Wisconsin site is famed for its preservation of ancient soft-bodied organisms like leeches—leading Kenneth Gass, a ...

A 430-million-year-old fossil has rewritten leech history, showing they are at least 200 million years older than previously ...

Meet the leech, the misunderstood hero of aquatic ecosystems all over the world, who does not always suck blood!

Leech bites are often misunderstood. These myths spread fear and misinformation. Here are some myths you must know about ...

How do leeches find their hosts? We explore how leeches sense heat, chemicals, and movements in their environments.

The oldest leech fossil revrites evolution. Leeches are some of the most hated creatures in the world, even though most ...

Scientists found a 430-million-year-old leech fossil, Macromyzon siluricus. It shows leeches first lived in oceans and did ...

European medicinal leeches were famous for their popular purpose: treatment for everything from cancer to mental illness. But the high demand left them endangered—still today. Bloodletting ...

The first time I was bitten by a leech, I was swimming in a West Virginia river. I remember the scene perfectly: I crawled ...

Leeches may be creepy, but many people find hypodermic needles even creepier. That's one of the reasons why scientists have developed a new leech-inspired blood collection device, which draws blood ...