Found in the Cave of Skulls, this small textile fragment is believed to have been coloured using dye from oak scale insects, a substance thought to be the “scarlet worm” referenced in the Bible.

Deep in the ocean there are two animals living in unexpected harmony. A small species of scale worm chooses to make its home inside a carnivorous sponge. The sponge could eat the worm, but it doesn't ...

Loopworm is ramping up production at a facility in Bangalore capable of churning out 6,000t of silkworm and black soldier fly ...

The NTU scientists have now demonstrated a way to overcome these challenges by isolating the worm's gut bacteria and using them to do the job without the need for large-scale worm breeding.