Have you ever seen a hermit crab or owned one as a pet? These tiny decapod crustaceans are known for their interesting habit of finding shelter. Rather than growing their own protective shell, such as ...

Rare birds fledging their nest in the Peak District have launched the second week of television’s Springwatch coming live from the Longshaw estate.

Though invasive crabs are a concern to ecosystems across Puget Sound, Padilla Bay must protect something extra special: 8,000 acres of eelgrass.

As a 2025 release it feels oddly nostalgic, invoking the indie-quirk explosion of the early 2000s. Films like Juno and Garden ...

The naked mole-rat also known as the sand puppy- Image via Depositphotos Naked mole-rats are quite the wonder of the animal kingdom, boasting a lifespan of up to 30 years—impressively lengthy for ...

IT'S not often you see a slow worm - so, thanks to Roger Nelson of Bolton Abbey, here is a picture of one in his garden. The slow worm is neither a worm, or a snake, it is actually a species of ...

While hammerhead worms tend to stay out of the sunlight, hidden from plain sight, the extra rain has "flushed out" the wriggly creatures, Ashley Morgan-Olvera, Texas Invasive Species Institute ...

Worm tower (C. sp. 8) attaching to the passing fly and traveling on the vector until it reaches the next substrate and detaches. CREDIT: Perez et al. (2025) Current Biology.

Paleontologist and Geologist Dr. Ken Lacovara joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about fossils. Can we ...

The researchers observed the worms in these towers latching onto animals like fruit flies passing them by, for instance, or using them as a sort of bridge to cross otherwise unreachable gaps.

New research is shaking up our understanding of evolution by revealing that some species may not evolve gradually at all. Instead, scientists discovered that certain marine worms experienced an ...

Nematodes are the most abundant animal on Earth, but when times get tough, these tiny worms have a hard time moving up and out. So, they play to the strength of their clade. If food runs out and ...