New research is shaking up our understanding of evolution by revealing that some species may not evolve gradually at all. Instead, scientists discovered that certain marine worms experienced an ...

A research team led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), a mixed research centre belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), points for the ...

A comparative genome study of earthworms and their marine relatives led by the IBE with participation of the UAB shows that marine worms shattered ...

Earthworms, the unsung heroes of our gardens, often get a bad rap. Perhaps it is because they are a little slimy and dirty. Maybe it is because Aristotle called them “intestines of the ...

I remember the day I got obsessed with a tiny, see-through worm. I was in a classroom at Northeastern University, where I worked at the time, giving a science-communication workshop to a group of ...

Are you afraid of worms in Dune Awakening? You should be. Here you will find some tips on how to deal with them and protect ...

The West Duluth police station booked 90 people in May, the largest number jailed in a single month for several years. Thirty-seven were charged with being drunk, 12 for other liquor violations ...

Earthworms (Lumbricina) are common terrestrial invertebrates of the order Annelida, known as ringed or segmented worms. They are decomposers and detritivores, and are important for the natural balance ...

A Google search for “yellow thin worm waving” suggested this might be a horsehair worm, similar to nematodes. Penn State University had a page all about nematodes from its Tuft Pest Diagnostic ...

The branching worm, Ramisyllis kingghidorahi ... Such data might also offer deeper insights into the evolution of reproductive strategies among annelids. The study is published in BMC Genomics. Like ...