Scientists reveal nematodes can evolve predatory instincts over generations, driven by environmental exposure and microRNA regulation.

Insects’ aversion to worm castings is demonstrated when they are spread over ant nests, causing the ants to remove themselves from the nests. If you have an issue with ants climbing up the trunks of ...

In the woman’s case, the endoscopy showed “the presence of live nematodes [worms] in the descending portion of the patient’s duodenum,” which is the beginning of the small intestine.

Flatworms and earthworms can regrow large parts of their body. Roundworms may hold the secret to counteracting ...

Roundworms get their nourishment from bacteria ... The scientists posed a key question: Can the worms of both sexes learn to avoid this bacterium? The team, led by doctoral student Sonu Peedikayil ...

Scientists revived a 46,000-year-old microscopic worm from Siberian permafrost. The nematode, officially named Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, was discovered at a depth of 40 meters inside a fossilized ...

A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that regulates the production of two different proteins from the same gene.

This valuable study shows that an odorant that is typically thought of as a repellant actually activates both attractant and repellant olfactory neurons in C. elegans. Solid evidence is provided that ...

There is a large body of evidence that, properly applied in dry or liquid form, worm castings deter not only insect pests but pathogenic fungi and nematodes as well. Note: Nematodes are thread ...