A ghastly disease is making its way through the Sunshine State's underbrush, leaving native snakes dead with a worm-like parasite protruding from their mouths. A coiled dusky pygmy rattlesnake ...

Caenorhabditis elegans, one millimeter long, has just 959 cells. The worm’s simplicity has made it a mainstay of scientific research.Credit... Supported by By Teddy Rosenbluth When scientists ...

He now spends his days digging worms out of haunches and treating wounds with powder. “This plague is back and it’s stronger than ever,” he says. Central America is suffering its worst ...

JEFFERSON CITY The Missouri Department of Conservation warns residents to watch for an invasive worm. While the hammerhead worm may not have the intimidating appearance of a hammerhead shark, the worm ...

While accepting the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year, molecular biologist Gary Ruvkun spent a few minutes lauding his experimental subject: a tiny worm named Caenorhabditis elegans.

A neuroscientist scanned her own brain 75 times over a year to study the effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on the brain. Plus, we celebrate a hero of scientific research: C.

Victims might also get the eggs or larvae into an open wound, through the nose or ears, or by being bitten by a mosquito or tick infected with mango worms. Dogs often get infestations in their paws, ...

We recently celebrated the five-hundredth anniversary of the Diet of Worms, which took place April 16–18, 1521. Luther had posted his Ninety-Five Theses, which sparked debate within his church and ...

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They are all cases of ringworm. However, despite its name, ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus, not a worm. It is very common, and your risk increases in hot, humid weather. If you have a ...