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

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

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

KERHONKSON, N.Y. (AP) — An infestation of blood-sucking leeches is forcing the state to shut down the swimming area at a Catskill Mountain lake for two days. Lake Minnewaska is closed to all users ...

Welcome to your worst nightmare. You’ve lost your balance and fell into a pool of slimy parasitic animals that eat only one ...

WALKER, Minn. — Minnesota's third-largest lake has a namesake only an angler could love: the leech. Earthworm's ugly aquatic cousin. Those slimy, crawly creatures straight out of a horror film. But ...

September 15 - Australian Olympic swimmer Faith Leech, who won an individual bronze and team relay gold at Melbourne 1956, passed away yesterday at the age of 72, it has been announced. The woman from ...