This Fourth of July weekend marks the first of two free fishing days for California residents presented by the Department of ...

By synthesizing the complete genomes of these earthworms and comparing them to other annelid species (such as bristle worms and leeches), the researchers were able to travel back some 200 million ...

A resurgent livestock pest has been making a lot of headlines lately. The New World screwworm (NWS) was eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960’s, according to Extension educators at Texas A&M University ...

Two species of worms have retained remarkably similar patterns in the way they switch their genes on and off despite having split from a common ancestor 20 million years ago, a new study finds.

Before digging into that sushi and sashimi you've been craving, you might want to double check for unpleasant surprises. Believe it or not, parasites could be hiding inside your sushi roll! Enter: ...

Breaking News Wildlife Beware toxic, foot-long worms invading US — here’s what to do if you see the ‘demonic flesh-eaters’ By Ben Cost Published June 18, 2025, 9:55 a.m. ET ...

Bungoma County is grappling with a worrying rise in bilharzia and intestinal worm infections, despite ongoing efforts by the county government in partnership with the AIHD.

While hammerhead worms tend to stay out of the sunlight, hidden from plain sight, the extra rain has "flushed out" the wriggly creatures, Ashley Morgan-Olvera, Texas Invasive Species Institute ...

Nematodes tiny yet mighty form wriggling towers to survive and travel as a team. Long thought to exist only in labs, ...

I decided that I, too, needed to attend the Longwood Area Worm Meeting. Thus began a trip into the world of C. elegans worms and the people who love them. In 25 years as a writer in Boston, I’ve ...

Federal agents arrested a Wuhan-based researcher on charges of smuggling biological materials from China to the U.S., then lying to Customs and Border Protection about those efforts.