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.

Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of the face. In fact, humans are the only habitat ...

Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that lives on human skin. The pore is its humble abode and the waxy sebum ...

And by comparing their DNA, scientists can trace how different groups of humans migrated across the world. For example, a study found that European mites genetically diverged from East Asian mites ...

Demodex folliculorum are eight-legged mites measuring 0.01-inch-long and inhabit almost all human beings. The mites live on the nipples and sometimes lips and eyelashes hence bearing the name face ...

There are thousands of mites living on your face Ethnic minorities ... could be on its way to being completely dependent on us as humans to survive The study shows that as their genetic diversity ...

The home of the Mighty Mites closed in 2005, but it is poised for a comeback. Forgotten for decades, shelved like a dusty antique, the Masonic Home Mighty Mites are ready to burst out of ...

It is on pillows, bed-sheets and all over and feeds on dead skin shed by animals and humans, the Sunday Times learns. However, some people may be allergic to the faeces of dust mites which could ...

Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of the face. In fact, humans are the only habitat for ...