Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're simply a fact of life for blue crabs in the ...

Sturgeon are ancient fish that have been around for 201 million years, giving them the title of “modern fossils” quite easily ...

IF the thought of having worms inside you makes you squirm, it’s time to follow some simple rules. That’s because roundworms, tapeworms, and parasitic worms are lurking in places you le… ...

Called lophotrochozoans, they range from clams, snails and octopuses to segmented worms and even earthworms, most of which develop from an egg to an intermediate larval stage called a trochophore ...

Corbulid clams also don’t seem to be a favored food source for drilling predators. Their shells are occasionally found with tell-tale holes in them, but at a lower frequency than other species. With ...

The European green crab has been linked to the decline of shrimp, clam and crab populations, posing a threat to biodiversity and local economies.

Yes, it’s possible to have a worm living in your brain — in fact, it’s far more common than you might think, according to area doctors who specialize in tropical disease medicine. Brain ...

RFK Jr’s brain worm came to light after he experienced memory loss and mental fogginess. The parasites are more common than you think.

Ocean quahogs under study at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. This species of clam has evolved changes in its genome allowing it to live over 500 years. courtesy of Stephen Treaster ...