With so many different species of worms out there, it isn’t too common to find a new one, but that is exactly what happened ...

"The thing people need to know is don't kill it, don't squish it, don't cut it up." Officials issue warning over terrifying ...

The marine creature was recognized as a new species in 2020 by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...

Scientists have discovered that starving and then refeeding worms can reveal surprising secrets about aging. When a specific ...

A new study documents the discovery of over 100 ribbon worm species off the coast of Oman, most of which are new to science. With gruesome methods of devouring their prey, ribbon worms can take ...

Study finds that the pace of evolution in organisms differs depending on the type of cells involved. A new study finds that ...

Invasive hammerhead worms are spreading in Texas, and have been spotted in Houston, Dallas, Austin and toward the coast.

“It may be doubted,” Darwin wrote, “if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of ...

Worms offer a simple yet powerful whole-organism model for studying senescence, mirroring mammalian aging processes and ...

Recent rain has caused the hammerhead flatworm, an invasive species, to emerge from its underground home, experts said.

Two species of worms have retained remarkably similar patterns in the way they switch their genes on and off despite having split from a common ancestor 20 million years ago, a new study finds.

Thousands of tiny nematode worms can join up to form tentacle-like towers that can straddle large gaps or hitch rides on larger animals ...