"That's how they multiply!" Officials warn public amid ongoing spread of toxic 'hammerhead worm': 'Don't squish or cut them' ...

An unfamiliar pest found in flowerpots at a nursery in North Carolina has been identified as a predatory flatworm and experts aren’t sure where the species originated, according to N.C. State’s Plant ...

When the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans gets caught by its fungal predator Arthrobotrys oligospora, it doesn't just wriggle endlessly—it suddenly "freezes," stopping all movement and feeding as ...

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen invasive species of land flatworm living in North Carolina, Florida, and possibly other parts of the U.S. Reading time 3 minutes The United States ...

WASHINGTON — Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root ...

500 million years ago, the world was a very different place. During this period of time, known as the Cambrian period, basically all life was in... Ancient predatory worms have scientists rethinking ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Researchers examined fossils of the predatory worm and found a new species that persisted for 25 million years after it was believed to have become extinct. By Jack Tamisiea With a head covered in ...