A biologist with a passion for invertebrates had been caring for an unassuming worm in his lab for decades. Only recently did ...

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

The worm is a nemertean, a group of soft-bodied marine predators found from tide pools to the deep sea. Its species is ...

When researchers lowered whale bones into the deep ocean, they expected zombie worms to quickly move in. Instead, after 10 ...

Caring for critters does take a bit of commitment but, as a starter pet, worms are pretty low maintenance. They don't need walking, they only need feeding once a week or so, and instead of having to ...

On March 31, we'll see our second Worm Moon of the year. It's also a blue moon, or, a blue Worm Moon. Here's when to see the rare event and what the term means.

Russell Calder is certain worms helped save his life. About 20 years ago, his health collapsed so badly that he temporarily lost the power of speech. He believes his illness was caused by prolonged ...

For parasitic worms of the genus Anisakis, life typically goes like this: after floating through the ocean in an egg, they hatch as wriggling larvae with a peculiar desire—to be eaten. Small ...

Fly fishing came into vogue in the early 20th century, and with it came criticism of worm fishing: It was too easy. The debate was considered to be of such importance that, in 1904, Atlantic Monthly ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

The Santa Ana winds were already blowing hard when I ran the first worm simulation. I’m no hacker, but it was easy enough: Open a Terminal shell, paste some commands from GitHub, watch characters ...

The worm is back. NASA’s sleek and wavy logo from the 1970s is set to make its return on a SpaceX Falcon 9 scheduled to launch in May – the first to carry astronauts to the International Space Station ...