He now spends his days digging worms out of haunches and treating wounds with powder. “This plague is back and it’s stronger ...

Researchers are to investigate whether the humble earthworm is threatened by climate change and flooding in the UK.

This month's critter is the flabby bristle worm. It might look slimy and unappealing, but it plays an important role in ...

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that triggers specific immune responses in the body. Identifying those hidden ...

Molecular biologist Gary Ruvkun has praised the tiny worm Caenorhabditis elegans after winning a Nobel Prize. The nematode has significantly contributed to key scientific discoveries, such as gene ...

Knowing the genes responsible for water bears’ radiation tolerance could lead to diverse applications, from cancer treatment ...

Ruvkun’s award was the fourth Nobel Prize resulting from C. elegans research, cementing the lowly soil worm’s outsize role in ...

Having gone through several facelifts over the years, the look of Worms Armageddon is perhaps the most memorable. And in this ...

The earthworms in Minnesota came from Europe and from Asia. The first to arrive were European earthworms. Settlers brought ...

Katie Read, the owner and operator of Glow Worm Play Café, said the café's second location will close in late October.

Prof Mark Hodson, a soil scientist in the environment and geography department at University of York, is one of a team ...

Discovered 30 years ago, microRNAs are increasingly recognized as important regulators of cell physiology and human disease.