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

Bristle worms have protrusions that act like a 3D printer, helping us to understand how cells regenerate. Most people will ...

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… ...

These three genomes are important because they represent a group of animals that makes up between one quarter and one-third of all marine creatures. Called lophotrochozoans, they range from clams, ...

They were replaced by the common corbulid clam (Varicorbula gibba), which has the ability to slow down its metabolism in unfavorable conditions. Whenever paleontologists find an abundance of this ...

The study revealed that green crabs from clam beds had significantly different diets compared to those from intertidal sloughs. A total of 54 unique species were identified from the stomach ...

JIM WILSON/NYT 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.

Yes, it’s possible to have a worm living in your brain — in fact, it’s far more common than you might think, said Dr. David Hamer, a professor of global health and medicine at the Boston ...

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 ...