Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes ...

Transmitter is the latest addition to the Cut Worms universe, but this is a very different artist from the one we’re used to. Led by ...

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

Have you ever seen a long, slithering creature in your backyard and wondered whether it is a snake? In India, which is home to a variety of wild creatures living in the midst of busy villages and ...

We’ve all lifted a rock or flowerpot and found a long, slimy worm underneath. But have you ever done so and found a long, slimy worm with a head shaped like a shovel or a hammer? If you have, you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parasites do very well for themselves, which is why they are so common in the animal kingdom. Geoffrey Read, CC BY If you’re an ...

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 ...

A ravenous species of earthworm has arrived in Connecticut with the potential to cause all sorts of damage to plants, forests and wildlife. The so-called jumping worms have already been found in over ...

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 ...