Worm prices have nearly quadrupled in the last 7 years as climate change and surging demand create supply crisis ...

A ribbon worm kept in a laboratory aquarium for decades has turned out to be the oldest known example of its kind. Its age, once overlooked, is now reshaping what scientists know about the lifespan of ...

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They’re like living feather dusters whose mouths can see you coming. The simplest animal eyes consist of light-sensitive ...

Scientists have discovered a new genus of glow-in-the-dark worms they call 'demon fire' worms. The worms are part of a family of worms known as bristle worms, and researchers say they resemble the ...

A team of researchers at University of Colorado Boulder are looking into ways to help treat people with Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. They’re turning to tiny collaborators, C.

Worms have provided scientists with a vital clue, as they have detected what could be a switch for aging, according to Science Daily. This switch is a transcription factor called TFEB. Researchers ...

A team of mathematicians and engineers is unraveling the wriggly mystery of blackworms; specifically, the researchers are trying to understand how the worms are able to disentangle even quicker than ...

Most gardeners are thrilled when they find earthworms tunneling through their gardens. Normally, they’re a sign of rich soil, happy plants, and a bustling ecosystem. But one unwanted visitor is ...

The worms that burrowed in these tunnels may have been the ancestors of modern Bobbit worms, Eunice aphtoditois, and is the earliest known fossil of an ambush predator Y-Y. Pan ET AL./Scientific ...