A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the ...

You’re not likely to witness a horsehair worm making its exit from a praying mantis, but if you do, it’s quite a sight. The spaghetti-like worm, under wet conditions, gradually wiggles out of its host ...

A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...

The man, 52, admitted that he regularly ate undercooked bacon, which doctors believed made him more susceptible to a tapeworm infection, according to a report out of Florida published in the American ...

Experts believe the worm found in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s brain is Taenia solium, or a pork tapeworm larva. This worm does not “eat” brain tissue. A presidential candidate said doctors found a worm in ...

Luis Ortiz went to the emergency room in early September with a terrible headache and nausea, became comatose and when he woke up doctors told him he had a tapeworm larvae living in his brain and ...

The University of Florida researchers recently discovered that “tequila worms” are, in fact, moth larvae. The “worms” are placed inside bottles of mezcal to enhance the color and flavor of the alcohol ...

Discover the fascinating origins of the Worm Moon 2026, the unique name for March's full moon. Learn about its Native American roots, connection to the spring transition, and why it's a source of ...