A scientist scraped a black dot on his forehead and put it under a microscope. He saw dozens of tiny face mites, aka Demodex mites, crawling around on the plate. Demodex are harmless and like to live ...

What if I told you that right now, you have dozens of tiny mites eating, laying eggs, dying, and leaking feces—all over your face? Turns out, you probably do. I’m Anna Rothschild, and this is Gross ...

Scientists are finally studying the hundreds of mites crawling around our faces. It’s gross yet strangely fascinating. (Photo: Getty Images) There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of microscopic mites ...

You’re probably familiar with the creepy-crawly mites that are invisibly wading through your eyelashes as you carry on with your day. But there’s another form of mite thriving on your face, also from ...

When you look in the mirror, you’re not just looking at you—you’re looking at a whole mess of face mites. Yeah, you’ve got ‘em. Guaranteed. The little arachnids have a fondness for your skin, shoving ...

It might give you the creepy-crawlies, but you almost certainly have tiny mites living in the pores of your face right now. They're known as Demodex or eyelash mites, and just about every adult human ...