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, ...

The rotifers were frozen in permafrost in a long-term cryptobiotic state. Lessons from these and other revived organisms ...

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 not a staple food in Western cultures, but can be a common food choice in other cultures. Worms can be a good source of protein and various vitamins and minerals, including iron and zinc.

Andrew Davinack does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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

Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

Check out what they turned out to be. — -- Park rangers in Texas had thought someone left spaghetti in the middle of the road. Instead, the piles in the middle of Eisenhower State Park were ...