JEFFERSON CITY The Missouri Department of Conservation warns residents to watch for an invasive worm.While the hammerhead ...
Hammerhead worms, an invasive species from Asia, are a toxic menace — but chopping them up can do more harm than good.
MDC’s warning came at the right time of the year because this zombie-like worm is extremely difficult to kill. According to a ...
The Schmidt Ocean Institute shared footage from it's Chile Margin expedition on Instagram that shows a sparkling deep-sea ...
It’s an animal that could be the stuff of nightmares. A worm that slithers like a snake and has the head of a shark and the ...
Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.
Caenorhabditis elegans, one millimeter long, has just 959 cells. The worm’s simplicity has made it a mainstay of scientific research.Credit... Supported by By Teddy Rosenbluth When scientists ...
Nematodes can sniff out trouble, kicking off a mitochondrial defense in the gut to fend off bacterial invaders.
Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East Pacific Rise, an ocean ridge near the Galápagos Islands. Giant worms ...
Now, scientists say that viruses carried by these worms may be one reason they cause such severe illness. In a recent study, published in September in the journal Nature Microbiology, the ...
that the neurons were functionally linked to the macrophage response because without them the worm infection wasn't blocked ...
A worm that slithers like a snake and has the head of a shark and the Missouri Department of Conservation is warning residents to keep an eye out for them. The hammerhead worm is showing up more ...