Ancient fossils unearthed in Morocco reveal parasitic worms burrowing into mollusc shells approximately 480 million years ago ...

Rare fossils reveal that worms managed to survive multiple mass extinction events. A recent scientific investigation has revealed a surprising discovery: a parasite that still targets modern oysters ...

Scientists have found proof that a parasite still troubling oysters today was already up to its old tricks nearly half a ...

A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds ...

Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive ...

A woman in Tokyo went to the hospital complaining she'd had a sore throat after eating sashimi. Doctors found a black worm ...

Gordius nixus, a new species, is the first horsehair worm to be officially recorded in Pakistan, according to a study. Jamal Q, Riaz M, Uddin M, Schmidt-Rhaesa A (2025) Evolutionary Systematics In ...

It won’t catch any fish, but the discovery of as many as 20,000 silver coins and pieces of jewelry dates back to the early ...

The absence of zombie worms on these bones suggests that the expanding oxygen minimum zones in the northeast Pacific and ...

In northern Pakistan, high up in the Himalayan mountains, researchers discovered a long, thin nematomorph “wriggling” on freshly fallen snow. Nematomorphs are alien-like creatures known as horsehair ...

In northern Pakistan, high up in the Himalayan mountains, researchers discovered a long, thin nematomorph "wriggling" on freshly fallen snow. Nematomorphs are alien-like creatures known as horsehair ...