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.

If you are reading this, you are probably not alone. Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles ...

Well, that all sounds horrific. But usually, face mites are harmless. They only become a problem when they multiply out of control. This can happen in people with an impaired immune system.

In collaboration with colleagues from international partner institutions, researchers at the University of Cologne have investigated the asexual ...

Research suggests that making your bed may not have a significant impact on dust mites, but using dust mite covers can help ...

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, ...

Exfoliate, moisturise and SPF every day are the standard in many people's skincare routine. But what about pore cleaning mites like Demodex folliculorum that spend their entire life living deep in ...

Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that lives on human skin. The pore is its humble abode and the waxy sebum we secrete is its meal of choice. It's hard to know for sure ...

These mites are commonly found in our lashes and they usually are not a cause for concern. However, when they get out of ...

“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 ...