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Male stolen (right hand side): one of the independent reproductive units – growing at the tip of a branch of the worm’s body. It has sprouted eyes and will go swimming free to find a stolon of the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. There is a type of sea worm that, believe it or not, detaches its own ...

Hammerhead worms look odd and keep turning up in Mississippi. Experts say don’t touch — and definitely don’t cut — this ...

We’ve all lifted a rock or flowerpot and found a long, slimy worm underneath. But have you ever done so and found a long, slimy worm with a head shaped like a shovel or a hammer? If you have, you ...

CLEMSON, S.C. (WCIV) — A species of parasitic worm named after comedian Conan O'Brien has been found to affect the reproductive performance of Caribbean spiny lobsters. Carcinonemertes conanobrieni ...

Scientists were able to revive a tiny-worm like organism found in 24,000 year old Siberian ice. The worm was able to eat and reproduce after thawing. The findings could provide clues into how to ...

Some segmented sea worms like the syllid worm go through a reproductive process called stolonization. The stolon is the worm’s posterior organ and it is full of eggs or sperm depending on the worm’s ...

Scientists have uncovered the genetic underpinnings of one of the ocean's most bizarre animals: a branching marine worm named Ramisyllis kingghidorahi that lives inside sea sponges and reproduces in a ...