Turkeys, on the other hand, are greatly affected by the protozoan carried by the cecal worm, the infection is called ...

In this desolate environment, one creature brings the pizzazz. An international team of researchers organized through the Schmidt Ocean Institute is studying the Chilean margin, an area off the ...

Aging is an inevitable process marked by the gradual decline in cell, tissue, and organ functions. It has long been associated with a spectrum of diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease ...

The Schmidt Ocean Institute shared footage from it's Chile Margin expedition on Instagram that shows a sparkling deep-sea ...

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.

One worm, C. elegans, is so called because it moves it's curves in an elegant way. Think Strictly salsa contestant in a vegtable patch. Common names for the earthworm include "dew-worm", "rainworm ...

These species include everything from the bloodworms (shudder) to the downright ridiculous but aptly named pigbutt worm.

Dip the cut end of the worm into the CaCl 2 solution. You made a polymer! A polymer is a huge molecule made up of smaller molecules joined together. If those small molecules are sugars, the polymer is ...

Nematodes can sniff out trouble, kicking off a mitochondrial defense in the gut to fend off bacterial invaders.

Since its inception, the field has had a tradition of collaboration. Researchers created a newsletter in 1975 called the Worm Breeder’s Gazette to share the results of their experiments before ...

You’ve probably seen or heard at least once in your lifetime about fireflies – the famous light-emitting insects! They form ...

This story appears in the August 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. The thing Silang is searching for, on hands and knees, 15,000 feet above sea level on the Tibetan plateau, is ...