This story appears in the February 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Currently two species of face mites are known; at least one of them appear to be present on all adult humans.

Two types of Demodex mites live on humans: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Photo Credit: NANOCLUSTERING / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Image Male and female mites usually mate inside a ...

She studies face mites and looks at their DNA in an effort to understand why they're there. Her findings imply that people in different regions around the world have different face mites ...

If you are reading this, you are probably not alone. Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of ...

The dust mite is everywhere in tropical countries and causes no harm. It is on pillows, bed-sheets and all over and feeds on dead skin shed by animals and humans, the Sunday Times learns. However, ...

The red mite is arguably the most notorious in poultry farms," states Yahaya Were, a poultry veterinarian. It is followed ...

“I want the name using the phrase ‘retweet’ to help many people become interested in taxonomy and the registration of new varieties.” The finding, along with the characteristics of the ...