Redworms (eisenia foetida, also known as red wiggler worms) are shallow dwellers, living in the top 12 inches of the soil. These are the worms most commonly used for vermicomposting, a method of ...

A medicine already approved by the FDA for treating intestinal worms shows effectiveness against Merkel cell carcinoma, potentially offering new hope for patients with this rare but deadly skin cancer ...

A worm was astonishingly revived after spending 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost. Imagine a creature frozen in time, lying dormant beneath the icy surface for an astonishing 46,000 years.

A rare fossil has been identified as an ancient species of internal parasite called a thorny-headed worm. Today these worms can be found in many different animals, but this new species from the ...

Ringworm is a very common fungal infection that is not, despite its name, caused by a worm. It is caused by the fungus Tinea, which is highly contagious. Anyone can get ringworm, although some ...

Scared of sushi? The Anisakis worm is a parasite that can cause nasty infections in humans who enjoy eating raw fish. It is 2 cm long and is sometimes coughed up after ingesting it in raw or ...

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Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Japan’s YKK, the world ...

Mimicking nematode kinks could help soft robots jump effectively on unstable terrain like sand, boosting movement in tough environments.

Jellycat fans have flocked to Trentham Shopping Village - to try to get their hands on a peach. Queues formed outside One More Bear - within Trentham Estate - yesterday. It comes as the Jellycat ...

Worms move faster in an environment riddled with randomly-placed obstacles than they do in an empty space. This surprising observation by physicists at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands ...

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