Officials issue warning after several sightings of dangerous 'hammerhead worm': 'Don't kill it, don't squish it, don't cut it up'

KXAS reported that after heavy rainfall, residents have noticed an increasing number of hammerhead worms in the area. The ...
Food Safety News

Should I be worried about worms eating my brain? Setting the record straight on the dangers of ‘brain worms’

Can I get a “brain worm” from eating undercooked meat? There’s little I find more terrifying than the idea of something living and crawling around inside me. Based on the number of sci-fi movies ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

This Worm Can Regrow Its Body by Reversing to a Stem Cell-Like State

We're way behind several species when it comes to regeneration, and scientists are keen to discover the secrets of these ...
Defector

Exclusive! A Revealing And Not Made-Up Interview With A Two-Headed Worm

The freshwater flatworm Stenostomum brevipharyngium is, by all accounts, a simple fellow. The worm is small and entirely soft ...
KWWL

NYT: RFK Jr. says worm ‘got into my brain and ate a portion of it’

(CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. experienced a series of health issues in recent years, including an abnormality that he said was caused by a worm that entered his ...
Live Science

Horrifying parasitic worm snatches its host's genes to control its mind

Horsehair worms flood their hosts' minds with proteins made from copied chunks of their own genomes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Mediaite

RFK’s ‘Brain Worm’ Drops By the SNL Weekend Update Desk in Hilarious Sketch: ‘RFK’s Body Was a Worm’s Paradise!’

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 ...