Dr. Bill Morice was not a household name before the pandemic, but after appearances on NBC Nightly News, Fox News, and CNN, plus a visit to the West Wing, numerous print interviews, and his weekly ...

How would you explain the presence of a long writhing worm found in the cold remains of last night's cup of coffee? Something you narrowly missed drinking perhaps? But then you notice a large dead ...

Philadelphia's yellow fever epidemic of 1793 was the largest in the history of the United States, claiming the lives of nearly 4000 people. In late summer, as the number of deaths began to climb ...

Caenorhabditis elegans, one millimeter long, has just 959 cells. The worm’s simplicity has made it a mainstay of scientific research.Credit... Supported by By Teddy Rosenbluth When scientists ...

All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm ...

In the last 2000 years, the Yangtze River has flooded more than 1000 times. But it is the Hwang Ho or "Yellow River" that has been responsible for China's most catastrophic floods. Three thousand ...

Compost worms breed fast and can double their population every 60-90 days, depending on temperature. The worms lay their eggs in small, yellow, lemon-shaped cocoons every three to four days, except in ...

Researchers previously found that ablating these neurons boosted pathogen resistance and improved worm survival. 2 However, it was unclear how this might be connected to the mitochondrial stress ...

Now, scientists say that viruses carried by these worms may be one reason they cause such severe illness. In a recent study, ...

Despite their name, glow-worms aren't worms at all: they're beetles. They use their bioluminescent bodies to communicate with other beetles, in an attempt to attract a mate. The ocean is well known ...

A worm is a long, creeping animal, with a soft, often segmented body. They don't have legs but instead are covered in hairs or bristles that help them to move. They breathe through their skin ...