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 ...

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.

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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, ...

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 ...

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In the extreme eastern region of Iceland, among enchanting fjords and vast landscapes, lies Egilsstaðir, a town with a discreet and authentic charm, still little explored by mass tourism.

A deep-sea submersible found worms and snails living in cavities below the sea floor — the first time animals have been discovered in such habitats. The creatures may have been pushed into their ...

Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East Pacific Rise, an ocean ridge near the Galápagos Islands. Giant worms ...

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But the research is unlikely to lead to massive worm farms that double as recycling plants. Instead, they hope to identify which enzyme is the most effective so it can be reproduced at scale for ...