A biologist with a passion for invertebrates had been caring for an unassuming worm in his lab for decades. Only recently did ...

They’re like living feather dusters whose mouths can see you coming. The simplest animal eyes consist of light-sensitive ...

Caring for critters does take a bit of commitment but, as a starter pet, worms are pretty low maintenance. They don't need walking, they only need feeding once a week or so, and instead of having to ...

Fly fishing came into vogue in the early 20th century, and with it came criticism of worm fishing: It was too easy. The debate was considered to be of such importance that, in 1904, Atlantic Monthly ...

Deep beneath the Siberian permafrost, scientists revived a microscopic worm frozen in suspended animation for nearly 46,000 years. The tiny nematode, entombed inside ancient rodent burrows preserved ...

Russell Calder is certain worms helped save his life. About 20 years ago, his health collapsed so badly that he temporarily lost the power of speech. He believes his illness was caused by prolonged ...

When researchers lowered whale bones into the deep ocean, they expected zombie worms to quickly move in. Instead, after 10 ...

On March 31, we'll see our second Worm Moon of the year. It's also a blue moon, or, a blue Worm Moon. Here's when to see the rare event and what the term means.

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

The Santa Ana winds were already blowing hard when I ran the first worm simulation. I’m no hacker, but it was easy enough: Open a Terminal shell, paste some commands from GitHub, watch characters ...

Feeling the winter slump? You're likely not the only one stuck in the grind, overwhelmed by the same old routine, and maybe just a little too comfy in your sweatpants. Fortunately, the March 14 Virgo ...