An ocean expedition to a dynamic marine realm off the little-explored Chilean coast — with seeps and vents emitting nutrients ...

At a certain point in life, you think you pretty much know what animals look like. You’ve seen lizards and bears and snakes ...

Seven inches long, first cousin to the earthworm but with livelier ambitions, Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the commonest parasites found in the intestines of man. The worms, which usually plague ...

New research highlights a dramatic decline in the UK’s earthworm populations, which have decreased by an estimated 33-41% ...

The earthworms in Minnesota came from Europe and from Asia. The first to arrive were European earthworms. Settlers brought them along in the dirt of potted plants – both live worms and eggs that ...

Bio-based fibres show higher ecological risks than conventional plastics. Earthworm mortality increased significantly from ...

A study found that bio-based fibers, specifically viscose and lyocell, caused higher mortality rates in earthworms compared to polyester fibers. In high concentrations, up to 80% of earthworms died ...

A study has found that earthworms are adversely affected by bio-based materials that are being used as an environmentally friendly alternatives to plastics.

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 ...

The research has prompted scientists to recommend thorough testing of materials proposed as plastic alternatives before their widespread use in various products. A new study suggests that bio-based ...

Every Halloween, Heidi Klum waves her magic wand and poof!—transforms into a Halloween legend with yet another spellbinding ...

"The problem is during flooding, a lot of oxygen gets consumed in water by various bacterial processes and if the oxygen level drops, then the earthworm will drown. “This research will help us ...