Meet ‘Baseodiscus the Eldest,’ a record-setting ribbon worm more than 27 years old

Each year Jon Allen, an associate professor of marine biology at William & Mary, gingerly removes the anemones and brittle ...
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'Zombie worms' have mysteriously vanished, troubling scientists

Fallen whale carcasses offer islands of nutrition within an otherwise sparse seafloor, and with help from bone-eating zombie ...

How a Tiny Worm Helped Unlock the Biology of Aging

Molecular biologist Cynthia Kenyon speaks about her seminal discovery and excitement for the future of longevity research ...
NPR

A new documentary about a dastardly worm and a heroic effort by Jimmy Carter

The villain of this new documentary is a worm — but not just any worm. "We have known monsters, all kinds of monsters," Waleed Eltayeb declares. "Then there's the dragon, this fiery serpent, this ...
The New York Times

But How Does the Worm Get in Your Brain?

And other questions about parasites. By Dana G. Smith and Dani Blum Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s disclosure that a doctor apparently found a dead worm in his brain has sparked questions about what brain ...

Why worms are suddenly so expensive — and what an Arizona farm is doing about it

Worm prices have nearly quadrupled in the last 7 years as climate change and surging demand create supply crisis ...

Asian jumping worm threatens U.S. forests

Some people call it a crazy worm. Some call it an Alabama jumper, although it’s not contained to that state. It’s Amynthas ...