Mar 6 2018SaveAnimals3/6/18Animals3/6/18First Observation of Rigor Mortis in Worms Could Help Us Understand Death by Old AgeRyan F. Mandelbaum7SaveLiving creatures do amazing things. They grow toward the sun, build cities, lay eggs, and some even bone. But living…
Nov 24 2015Save11/24/15Infertile Worms May Be Immune to Brain DeteriorationEsther Inglis-Arkell7SaveWorms infected by bacteria often start showing signs of serious nerve damage in the brain. If a worm happens to be…
Jan 21 2015Save1/21/15Scientists Recreate a Really Sad Greek Myth With WormsEsther Inglis-Arkell25SaveThis worm is in a Greek myth, and not the fun Greek myth where people get knocked up by rain. It's in a depressing,…
Dec 19 2013Save12/19/13Researchers simulate a worm's internal muscle sensations with codeGeorge Dvorsky17SaveDevelopers working on the OpenWorm Project, an effort to create a virtual nematode worm in a computer, have attained…
Dec 16 2013Save12/16/13Scientists engineer worms to live the equivalent of 500 human yearsGeorge Dvorsky34SaveIn an experiment that even caught the researchers by surprise, nematode worms had their lifespans increased by — get…
Nov 30 2011SaveSpace11/30/11Space11/30/11Will nematodes conquer space before humans?Esther Inglis-Arkell18SaveCaenorhabditis elegans is a a less-than-one-millimeter-long nematode that matures and dutifully produces its next…
Jul 10 2008Save7/10/08Meet the Tardigrades: The Solar System's Most Extreme SurvivorsMichael Reilly49SaveThere is an organism living on this planet who can travel through space without a suit. Cute, unassuming little…