These worms, called nematodes, have simple genomes and a short lifespan, which enabled researchers to study their multiple ...

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster of 1986 transformed a once-thriving region of Ukraine into a radioactive wasteland ...

Some worms may also be visible around the anus or on underwear, pajamas, or bedsheets a few hours after a person falls asleep ...

A British dog has been infected with blood-sucking worms that can grow up to 5in and make the jump to humans — where they can cause blindness. The case, detailed in a Government report ...

The World Health Organization estimates over a billion people are infected with parasitic worms. The implications are often serious and lifelong. NPR spoke with Francisca Mutapi, a professor of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Worms have traditionally been viewed as a gardener’s best friend. This is because they are important decomposers that help return organic matter and nutrients to the soil and ...

Kennedy Jr. are floating a theory about the origins of the parasitic brain worm he had more than a decade ago: raw milk. The dead worm in RFK’s head—first reported on by the New York Times in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Horizon Insects is an insect farm in London that rears thousands of edible worms and crickets. It now produces 50 kilograms of insects every eight weeks but it was ...