Researchers have successfully reanimated the bodies of 46,000-year-old microscopic roundworms they found frozen 130 feet below the Siberian permafrost. Amazingly, the worms got to work right away, and ...

Scientists discovered bone-eating zombie worms called Osedax on a whale carcass in 2002, revealing a bizarre deep-sea ...

Most people are aware of earthworms, but probably give them little thought. Some have a notion they are "good for the soil". Others regard them with distaste and think of slimy animals associated with ...

An invasive Asian earthworm is causing environmental damage, and officials are taking notice of its presence in Michigan. "Michigan State University Extension is beginning to receive sporadic reports ...

Hammerhead worms often reproduce through fragmentation, allowing a single individual to start an entire population without a mate. Many invasive populations show extremely low genetic diversity, ...