The worms can jump as much as a foot off the ground. They also can make the soil inhospitable for native plants and insects.

For decades, scientists have studied the remarkable regenerative ability of planarians, triclad flatworms that can basically regrow their entire bodies if necessary. A new study shows that the secret ...

Researchers wanted to quantify how much charge a jumping parasitic roundworm needed to latch on to its fruit fly host.Credit...By Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez Supported by By Alexa Robles-Gil For small ...

In the Wang Lab, it's not unusual for worms to live for a long time. HHMI Janelia Research Campus Senior Group Leader Meng Wang and her team study longevity. They've shown that by overexpressing an ...

Officials released more information on the first human case of screw worms as officials work to take action against the spread of the parasite. Bear attack in Florida caught on doorbell camera, watch ...

The U.S. has reported its first human case of the flesh-eating parasite called new world screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The case involves a patient in ...

About 500 million years ago, the Grand Canyon was a great sea, and among the creatures it harbored was a newly discovered type of penis worm, armed with many rings of teeth. Penis worms are marine ...

The latest invasive creature appearing in backyards across the United States is a strange-looking worm. One that can reproduce by splitting itself in two and secretes the same toxin found in ...

A parasitic roundworm, usually found in brains of unlucky python snakes was recently surgically removed from a human. And it’s the first time one of these has ever been found in a human. Veuer’s Tony ...

More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms capable of infecting humans, scientists warn. The parasites — two species of ...

Believe it or not, Jimmy Kimmel is worried about Robert Kennedy Jr.’s health. The ABC host expressed his concerns following the news that the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary plans to ...