Nematodes have been spotted forming writhing towers of tiny worms in the wild for the first time, according to a report in the journal Current Biology. The bizarre behavior had previously only been ...

A team of researchers has confirmed the existence of at least one previously unknown nematode in the exceptionally salty lake ...

When the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans gets caught by its fungal predator Arthrobotrys oligospora, it doesn't just wriggle endlessly—it suddenly "freezes," stopping all movement and feeding as ...

It's the stuff of nightmares: countless worms slithering over each other to form a slimy tower that can move like a single superorganism. And yet researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal ...

A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same response to cannabinoids as humans do. The study found that the nematodes become hungrier for foods they like and ...

The Great Salt Lake, unsurprisingly renowned for its extremely salty water, is generally considered a desert. In this ...

Pv1-induced learned avoidance causes avoidance of P. mendocina, a beneficial natural bacterial species. Schematic outlining the findings of the study. Prior to exposure to pathogenic P. vranovensis, ...

A new study has confirmed that pot-smoking bipeds are not the only creatures that get the munchies. Worms apparently experience cravings for their favorite snacks after consuming cannabis. Researchers ...