When some flatworms can't find a mate, a new study says, they reproduce in a way that will make you thank the god of your choice you're not a flatworm. CNET freelancer Danny Gallagher has contributed ...

Scientists may have thought they've seen it all when it comes to mating habits of species — until they found a worm that "self-injects" itself with its own sperm. The tiny aquatic flatworm, ...

In Stenostomum brevipharyngium, a microscopic flatworm, reproduction doesn’t require a mate. The species multiplies through a process called paratomy, an asexual form of reproduction where a new ...

Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms. Now, researchers have discovered that this process is controlled ...

Planarians, flatworms known for their goofy cross-eyed gazes, may have to make an evolutionary trade-off between regeneration and sex – across different species of planarians, the same gene signalling ...

Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms. Now, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research ...

Image caption: The parasitic flatworm Haplorchis pumilio produces non-reproductive soldiers (left) which have much larger mouths than their reproductively capable colony-mates (center). The soldiers ...

WEBVTT IT’S CALLED A NEW GUINEA FLATWORM, AND THIS CREATURE COULD MAKE YOU VERY SICK. SUMMER: AS WESH 2’S DAN BILLOW EXPLAINS, IT’S ALREADY MADE ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA. DAN: IF YOU SEE ONE OF ...

Scientists have discovered an alien hammerhead flatworm species that looks a bit like a miniature king cobra, or perhaps an itty-bitty snake with a moustache. The researchers found the tiny creatures ...

Kansas City, MO – November 18, 2021 — Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms. Now, researchers at the ...