Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s been a wormy, sexual head-scratcher for years. The Japanese ...

How do bone-eating worms reproduce? A new study sheds light on this question through a detailed observation of the postembryonic development and sexual maturation of Osedax worms, also known as ...

A number of conditions make Earth hospitable for life as we know it, and one of them is the soil in which we grow our food. It's full of a complicated mix of nutrients, bacteria, and fungi that allow ...

“Gross Science” is a new science show from PBS Digital Studios that’s all about what show host Anna Rothschild calls science’s “slimy, smelly, creepy underbelly.” In this episode, Rothschild describes ...

A research lab in the Netherlands just brought us one step further on our path to living—and farming—on Mars. And they got some help from an unlikely creature: earthworms. Worms are vital for any ...

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 ...