Pharaohs, French aristocrats and wounded Revolutionary War soldiers alike have used leeches to treat all kinds of ailments. Through the centuries, the ignoble leech has been used in attempts to cure ...

A newly discovered bloodsucking, olive-green leech with three jaws and as many as 59 teeth has been found about 40 miles outside of downtown Washington. A team led by a researcher at the Smithsonian's ...

It's active leech season, y'all. The slimy creatures are often seen the most during the dry summer months when waterbody size is reduced, which has been a trending thing in Texas due to the extreme ...