When most people think of worms, they imagine harmless garden creatures wriggling through soil. Yet, the world of worms is far more sinister. Some are terrifying predators, invasive parasites, or ...

Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black bear ...

Horsehair worms, belonging to the phylum Nematomorpha, are enigmatic parasites renowned for their intricate life cycles and subtle host manipulations. These worms typically inhabit terrestrial ...