An invasive species of worm has been found in Bluff Harbour, and the Southland Regional Council is trying to determine if it has spread.

With so many different species of worms out there, it isn’t too common to find a new one, but that is exactly what happened recently. Dr. Aida Verdes of the National Museum of Natural Sciences found a ...

When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by ...

A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely wrong.

Study finds that the pace of evolution in organisms differs depending on the type of cells involved. A new study finds that two species of worms have maintained strikingly similar patterns of gene ...

Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're simply a fact of life for blue crabs in the ...

“It may be doubted,” Darwin wrote, “if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of the world as these lowly organized creatures.” ...

A parasitic worm that lives on the eggs of female blue crabs might actually help scientists and fishery managers protect this ...

Jumping worms reproduce quickly and can form dense populations. Here's how to protect your garden from this invasive species.

Dr. Vic Ford brought the program to the Hope Lions on Monday. Dr. Ford served as the director of the Southwest Research and ...

Julian Monge Najera, an ecologist at the University of Costa Rica who researches invertebrate evolution, says the fact that three velvet worm species from different continents have the same ...

We’ve all seen them wriggling around in the soil or crawling across the sidewalk after a heavy rain. The humble earthworm is ubiquitous and has largely enjoyed a positive reputation as one of nature’s ...