When you’re a nerd in science, you have to take the opportunities you see to work in your fannish love. And that’s exactly what a group of biologists did when they discovered a new species of worm.

Sea sponges are weird all on their own, but their tenants are even weirder. Many sponges are host to a variety of worm species which live inside their digestive canals. The exact nature of these ...

An invasive worm species that can leap a foot into the air is spreading its way across the U.S. SFGATE.com reports how the species—which first arrived in the soil of potted plants back in the early ...

Kelly Frampton had recently moved to her new home in the country outside Eudora, Kan., when she noticed a strange looking worm on her property. “I’m trying to tell myself it’s another earthworm, but ...

When Endless Thread producer Nora Saks learns that a "toxic, self-cloning worm that poops out of its mouth is invading Maine", she starts sounding the alarm about the impending eco-doom. Until, that ...

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 ...

A bright blue, hammerhead worm was one of two new species found by scientists that could pose an invasive species threat. The worm, named Diversibipalium mayottensis, was found on the French-owned ...

Homeowners often discover strange creatures in their soil and wonder about their impact on lawn health. The term “lawn worm” refers to various species that inhabit garden soil, including both ...

Only two other species of these rare, curious beasts have been discovered to date. This new third species was discovered at Shukunegi Point on Sado Island in Japan, also inhabiting sponges. The ...

An invasive species of worms is wreaking havoc on Oklahoma's soil and crops. This isn't just a regular earthworm; it's called the Asian Jumping Worm. Researchers said these worms not only damage crops ...

An invasive worm species that can leap a foot into the air is spreading its way across the U.S. SFGATE.com reports how the species—which first arrived in the soil of potted plants back in the early ...