If you’ve ever left the beach with a stinging or itching sensation, you may have received a sand flea bite. While humans aren’t actually the preferred food source for sand fleas—decaying organic ...

If you’re itchy when you leave the beach, you might wonder why. Some people think there are insects called sand fleas that bite you. But some experts say the creature that bites you and the sand flea ...

Sand fleas occupy the swash zone of sandy beaches where they are exposed to a range of visually-guided predators, including shorebirds and crabs. Now researchers have discovered that these fleas have ...

There’s a proud tradition of scientists conducting experiments on themselves: Jonas Salk injected his entire family with the first polio vaccine. Sir Humphry Davy inhaled the fumes he concocted in his ...

A 10-year-old girl was left with feet infested with sand fleas after playing in a pigsty barefoot during a trip to a rural part of Brazil. The girl, who was described as otherwise healthy, was brought ...

Despite a heatwave, crowds arrive in Myrtle Beach for the July 4th weekend on Saturday. Tourists packed beaches, cruised the boulevard and enjoyed fireworks at the Myrtle Beach Pelicans baseball game.