Fleas perform an amazing feat when they jump, and the mechanics behind the tiny, bloodsucking pests' acrobatics have been studied -- and debated -- for a long time. But new research may have settled ...

One of those odd facts that children learn at school -- how fleas can jump many times their own height -- has now materialized in the form of a new robotic design. We've seen robots designed by ...

These little "itch hikers" make an amazing leap 100 times faster than the blink of an eye. Before they can bite your cat or dog, these little "itch hikers" make an amazing leap 100 times faster than ...

If you thought that we know everything about how the flea jumps, think again. In 1967, Henry Bennet-Clark discovered that fleas store the energy needed to catapult themselves into the air in an ...

While everyone else gets all riled up about tick season, the warm weather means another parasitic pest is upon us: fleas. The rising temperatures makes it more hospitable for eggs to hatch, and more ...