"Led to significantly reduced lifespan." Researchers issue warning after discovering dangerous toxin in household products: ...

Scientists found that tiny worms called “nematodes” surprisingly survive in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

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If you need some motivation to keep from eating too much this Thanksgiving, here it is: Doctors in Romania pulled an 11 cm (4.3 inch) living, writhing round worm from a woman’s left eyelid. According ...

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 ...

In a recent study measuring the body size and growth patterns of invasive earthworms in the Huron Mountains, researchers uncovered their role in disrupting forest ecosystems. Contrary to popular ...

BANNER ELK, N.C. (WTVD) -- In Banner Elk, the annual Woolly Worm Festival returned with a bang after being canceled last year due to Hurricane Helene. Over 20,000 attendees gathered to watch woolly ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley. By generating opposite charges, the worm and ...

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Most earthworms in Pennsylvania are not native and were introduced from Europe, often via soil used as ballast in early ships. While beneficial for gardens and lawns, these introduced earthworms can ...

A deep-sea worm that lives in hydrothermal vents is the first known animal to create orpiment, a toxic, arsenic-containing mineral that was used by artists for centuries A bright-yellow worm that ...