Worms Experience Basic Emotions, Show Fear-Like Response After Quick Electric Zap [Study]

Medicine & Technology Oct 02, 2023

According to a new study, worms reacted like they were in a state of fear after being given a quick electric zap. Continue reading to learn more.

How Can People Get Brain Worms? Here Are 4 Ways To Prevent Parasitic Infection

Aug 30, 2023

A parasitic infection can occur globally, but finding brain worms like the case in Australia is rare. Read this article to learn more.

Roundworm Revives Itself After 46,000 Years Frozen in Permafrost; Long-Extinct Panagrolaimus Kolymaensis Species Comes Back to Life

Jul 28, 2023

Revived worms lasted less than a month but gave birth to new worms worth 100 generations. Read to learn more.

Worm With No Ears Can "Listen" to Sound, Offers New Tool for Studying Sensory Biology

Sep 22, 2021

An earless worm called Caenorhabditis elegans can sense and respond to sound despite lacking ear-like organs. Scientists have now discovered that they "listen" through their skin.

Destined to Die: Roundworm Has a Self-destruct Program to Lower Its Colony’s Demand for Food

Apr 20, 2020

The roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) will sacrifice itself for the colony so that it may have more food to eat. It also shares the same ancestor with humans, who lived almost 600 million years ago.