A German research team recently discovered what they thought were five distinct species of nematode worms on account of significant facial differences. But it turns out they’re a single species of ...
Sometimes they're just annoying. Sometimes, well, you have to chuckle. I understand the pressures of calling in a big story on deadline. As a young reporter without a portable computing device, I ...
Iowa's spring hasn't exactly been conducive to planting this year. Our Gazette outdoor editor, Orlan Love, noted that he has nothing planted so far. "I can't remember a spring when I did not have ...
BRISTOL, England, Sept. 26 (UPI) --Thanks to new fossil evidence out of Greenland, scientists have finally solved the mystery of what exactly the mouth of a unique group of ancient arthropods looked ...
Buddy the mouth worm may have died in 2012, but today the little guy is a YouTube star. The wriggler that a biology professor at the College of William and Mary extracted one dark December night from ...
Imagine a meter long worm with 12 stubby legs and matching sets of flaps running down the body. On the head is a large pair of spiny appendages used for grasping prey that transport victims into a ...
An essential rite of passage for many an otherwise nonviolent child involves cutting an earthworm down the middle and watching as the two halves squirm. One half — the one with the brain — will ...