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

Biologists used to assume that ribbon worms were short-lived, fragile creatures, the kind of invertebrates that flicker ...

A ribbon worm kept in a laboratory aquarium for decades has turned out to be the oldest known example of its kind. Its age, ...

In what researchers say is a first, they've discovered the neuron in worms that detects Earth's magnetic field. Animals have been known to sense the magnetic field; a new study identifies the ...

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

Jonathan Allen, a biology professor at William & Mary in Virginia, has a very strange pet: a very very long ribbon worm ...

Worms slither their way through dirt, over land, and in water. In fact, the tiny creatures can be found in nearly every habitat on Earth, even volcanic vents on the sea floor. Now they may have ...

Worms are useful in the garden and great for fish bait, but one of their talents has remained hidden — until now. Scientists have discovered that worms can manufacture tiny semiconductors. At King's ...

Billions worldwide are infected with tropical worms. Unsurprisingly, most of these people live in poor countries, kept poor by the effects of worm-related malnourishment. What may surprise many is ...

The first time most people hear about mango worms, the reaction is disbelief. It sounds fake, exaggerated, or like something ...

If you have intestinal parasites, you may have digestive symptoms, including abdominal pain and diarrhea. Untreated worms may cause complications. Intestinal parasites, including intestinal worms, ...