# News & Events ## Latest News [### Ticks on an eel? ](/news/2025/12/ticks-eel) December 04, 2025 From Entomology Today: " An electric eel donated to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University in 1873 had two ticks embedded in its skin, making it the first known instance of ticks parasitizing a fish. But it was never documented until now... ![Kaylin Chong in front of shelves of museum specimens in jars](/sites/g/files/omnuum6366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/kaylin-chong.jpg?h=f6d1b641&itok=ri8OjoAC) [### Harvard Magazine's 5 Questions with Brian Farrell ](/news/2025/07/harvard-magazines-5-questions-brian-farrell) July 17, 2025 For some insight into the lab, enjoy these five questions posed by Harvard Magazine's Olivia Farrar: [https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/five-questions-harvard-brian-fa…](https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/five-questions-harvard-brian-farrell-beetles) ![Harvard Magazine logotype - red title on white background](/sites/g/files/omnuum6366/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/2025-07/2025_news_hmlogo.png?itok=NZ_do2Wg) [### EVENT: Science Spotlight @ HMNH ](/news/event-science-spotlight-hmnh-0) November 14, 2024 Saturday, November 16, 2024, Thalles will present a new Science Spotlight at the Harvard Museum of Natural History: "How to Help a Scientist Find a New Species." Join Thalles and other inquisitive minds Saturday at 2:00pm! For more information about the... ![logo of Harvard Museum of Natural History](/sites/g/files/omnuum6366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hmnh_logo_sq_1.png?itok=iZYKyY_C) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [4](?page=3 "Go to page 4") - [5](?page=4 "Go to page 5") - [6](?page=5 "Go to page 6") - [7](?page=6 "Go to page 7") - [8](?page=7 "Go to page 8") - [9](?page=8 "Go to page 9") - [ Last page 27 ](?page=26 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page") [ More news arrow\_circle\_right ](/news)