CT scans of Cretaceous fossils reveal seven ancient worm species that bored into marine bones and shaped deep-sea ecosystems.

Bethesda, MD - When threatened, the marine parchment tube worm secretes a sticky slime that emits a unique long-lasting blue light. New research into how the worm creates and sustains this light ...

You share 70 percent of your genes with this slimy marine worm. By Mindy Weisberger. November 20, 2015 / 11:08 AM EST ... the tube connecting the esophagus with the nose and mouth.

Hot pink tube worms living on scalding deep-sea hydrothermal vents actually like to keep things relatively cool, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. Superheated water ...

And tube worms were observed living several centimeters deep within the cracks of the seafloor near vents, but the study team wasn’t sure how tiny tube worm larvae, less than 0.04 inch (1 ...

Paleontologists have discovered hundreds of 3-million-year-old tube worm fossils covered with holes. Laelaps blogger Brain Switek drills into the cause of these peculiar marks.

And tube worms were observed living several centimeters deep within the cracks of the seafloor near vents, but the study team wasn’t sure how tiny tube worm larvae, less than 0.04 inch (1 ...

In a video by the Ocean Exploration Trust, scientists return to a whale fall off the coast of British Columbia for the third time in a decade to glimpse the life still clinging to a whale’s ...

A full cycle, from new moon to full moon and back again, lasts 29.5 days. Many organisms, especially various kinds of marine life, use this lunar calendar as a reliable clock. Corals, mussels, marine ...

Scientists have uncovered communities of animals such as tube worms and snails living in volcanic caves beneath the seafloor, revealing a previously unknown but thriving ecosystem. Researchers ...