With so many different species of worms out there, it isn’t too common to find a new one, but that is exactly what happened recently. Dr. Aida Verdes of the National Museum of Natural Sciences found a ...

When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by ...

Study finds that the pace of evolution in organisms differs depending on the type of cells involved. A new study finds that ...

Invasive hammerhead worms are spreading in Texas, and have been spotted in Houston, Dallas, Austin and toward the coast.

Dogs are vulnerable to various kinds of infections from worms (not all of them real worms). WebMD describes causes, symptoms and treatments.

A new study documents the discovery of over 100 ribbon worm species off the coast of Oman, most of which are new to science. With gruesome methods of devouring their prey, ribbon worms can take ...

A new species of velvet worm, Peripatopsis barnardi, represents the first ever species from the arid Karoo, which indicates that the area was likely historically more forested than at present. In ...