Volcanoes Should Be Cooking These Worms. Instead, They're Thriving.

Volcanic soil is toxic in just about every way. But these worms have remarkably homogenous DNA.

A Biologist Explains How A Cockroach Can Survive Without Its Head For Days. Hint: The Body Keeps Going Anyway

A headless cockroach isn’t fictional biology. Here’s how its decentralized systems keep it alive for days after being ...
Arizona Daily Star

Rare giant earthworm found in Wash. state

PALOUSE, Wash. — Pity the poor robin that latches onto one of these worms. A yard long and as big around as a man's pinkie finger, the giant Palouse earthworm is albino-pale, can burrow 15 feet deep ...
WebMD

Artery vs Vein vs Capillary

Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from your heart. They have thick walls and a muscular layer that keeps your blood moving. Arteries can be as wide as a nickel (about two centimeters). They are the ...