In one of the strangest paths to reproduction, this tiny Japanese sea worm actually grows a ‘mini-me’ at its rear end, which it then deploys so it can swim off on its own in search of similar ...

Sarah Sherman showed up for “Weekend Update” on “SNL” this week as a true spectacle: the brain worm that allegedly lived inside Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s head, which the independent presidential ...

We're way behind several species when it comes to regeneration, and scientists are keen to discover the secrets of these other animals so we can learn from them – including, in a new study, the marine ...

In Yunnan province, China, a new species of snake called Hebius shantianfangi, or Shan's keelback snake, was discovered near streams. This "slender" snake, with "large" bronze eyes and a patterned ...

Scientists studying tiny roundworms have uncovered how the secrets of a long life can be passed from parents to their ...

Saturday Night Live spoofed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s incredible revelation that a worm ate part of his brain before dying inside his head. Kennedy claimed in a 2012 deposition that doctors found a ...

Meet the leech, the misunderstood hero of aquatic ecosystems all over the world, who does not always suck blood!

White-tailed deer host these brain worms, but they don’t actually get the disease, which makes it harder for biologists to ...

According to folklore, the woolly worm is believed to have the ability to forecast the weather for the coming winter season.