EuroWorm is building an open genomic inventory of European marine annelids to combat biodiversity loss and accelerate species discovery.

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

THREADWORMS, roundworms and tapeworms, these tiny creatures are a leading cause of parasitic infection worldwide – setting up ...

What: Scientists have revived microscopic worms frozen in Siberian permafrost for roughly 46,000 years, revealing how life can survive extreme cold through cryptobios ...

Sharing information is crucial for species to survive, but how do simple lifeforms like worms spread the word? New research from Princeton has found that tiny roundworms can transfer “memories” to ...

Delivering electric shocks to 1mm-long roundworms may sound rather meanspirited, but scientists at Nagoya City University have used this particular stimuli to uncover some curious behaviors of ...

Murder hornets made headlines in 2020 for their scary ability to behead bees (and their generally terrifying name). Now, there’s a new creepy creature to add to our ever-growing list of things to ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Hammerhead worms are popping up all over Hampton Roads - they are carnivorous, cannibalistic and just plain gross. “They are very odd looking and eye catching, they are flat and ...

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