The answers to some of medicine’s most challenging problems can come from the most unlikely sources. Who would have thought that a flatworm lurking at the bottom of a Swedish pond could play a role in ...

A new study shows that dogs and cats may be helping an invasive flatworm spread. Researchers analyzing over a decade of reports discovered the worm attached to pet fur. Its sticky mucus and ability to ...

Flatworms can rebuild themselves from just a small fragment, and now scientists know why. Their stem cells ignore nearby instructions and respond to long-distance signals from other tissues. This ...

Scientists have successfully revived a 24,000-year-old microscopic organism from Siberian permafrost, offering new insight into how life can endure extreme conditions over vast stretches of time.

A destructive, fast-moving invader is wriggling its way into yards across the US, and officials say Californians should be on the alert. Agriculture authorities are sounding the alarm over the Asian ...

It thawed out — and then it multiplied. Scientists successfully revived a “zombie worm” that had been frozen for 24,000 years, revealing new insight into how life survives in the most unforgiving ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado agricultural officials are asking residents to be on the lookout for an invasive pest that could be in their yards, right under the soil. On Tuesday, the Colorado Department ...

A destructive "jumping worm" species is threatening gardens in Colorado and the West, state officials said, as they urged green thumbs to keep their eyes peeled for the invasive pests. Subscribe to ...

Scientists brought a 24,000-year-old microscopic animal, "Zombie Worm", back to life after it spent millennia locked in Siberian permafrost. The experts were left even more stunned after revival, when ...

With a wet spring so far in Ontario, worms are springing up on sidewalks and driveways across the province. This spring, gardeners are being asked to keep watch for what’s been called a “silent ...

An invasive earthworm that can rapidly destroy soil and plant life has now been detected in Colorado, state officials confirmed. Known as the Asian jumping worm — or “crazy worm” — the species spreads ...