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 ...

VENGEFUL locals have killed a hammerhead and bludgeoned another apex predator with a club as part of a war on sharks. Vigilante fishermen have been going out to sea to slay any sharks they come ...

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 ...

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So, in the spirit of learning new things, here are seven commonly believed facts that are false – and the truth behind them He’s actually Scottish… (Picture: Getty Images) You’d be ...

A deep-sea submersible found worms and snails living in cavities below the sea floor — the first time animals have been discovered in such habitats. The creatures may have been pushed into their ...

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 ...

But you might still be in for a scare. The animal's flesh can be riddled with encased worm larvae, which, upon being eaten, will gladly reproduce in your innards and let their offspring roam the ...

Worms the Board Game does a remarkably good job taking all the silly weapons, explosive barrels, destructible terrain, and disastrous chain reactions that made the classic multiplayer videogame so ...

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 ...