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 ...

Human lice evolved alongside early humans, adapting to changes like reduced body hair and the development of clothing. While head lice primarily cause discomfort, body lice can transmit serious ...

For generations, children with signs of head lice were summarily sent home by the school nurse to their everlasting shame. Now schools have become less nitpicky. With the backing of some major health ...

HOUSTON — Students with head lice don't have to be sent home from school, according to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guidance says for students to be sent home at ...