Is This a Fossilized Lair of the Dreaded Bobbit Worm?
Scientists say they've got 20-million-year-old evidence of giant worms that hunted in pretty much the most nightmarish way possible......»»
Trapped in amber: Fossilized dinosaur-era crab bridges evolutionary gap
Discovery pushes back when crabs came to land, freshwater to 100 million years ago. Enlarge Once upon a time, during the Cretaceous period, a tiny crab wandered out of the water onto land and somehow got trapped in amber, whi.....»»
Shape-shifting worm blob model could inspire future robot swarms
Blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus) are distant relatives of rainworms, measuring up to 10 cm long. They live in shallow marshes, ponds, and swamps in Europe and North America, where they feed on microorganisms and debris. To protect themselves from.....»»
Worm atlas could help crack mysteries in animal evolution
Researchers in the Friedrich group have contributed to create an atlas that links subcellular structures to gene expression in each cell of the sea worm Platynereis dumerilii, a key model organism for the study of development and evolution. The atlas.....»»
Discovery of new marine worm species
Researchers from the Swedish Museum of Natural History have identified a new species of marine worm living in the Basque region of Spain. Named Faerlea assembli, the worm is just 0.8mm long and was discovered as part of research conducted at Plentzia.....»»
Worm mothers provide milk for their young
As worm mothers age, they secrete a milk-like fluid through their vulva that is consumed by their offspring and supports their growth, according to a new study led by UCL researchers......»»
Team rewires a behavioral circuit in a worm using hydra parts
For two people to communicate in a loud, crowded room, they need to be standing side by side. The same is often true for neurons in the brain. But the same way a cell phone allows two people to communicate clearly across the room, new research at the.....»»
Swimming mechanics of the gossamer worm revealed
Many animals in the midwater—the vast expanse of water between the surface and the deep seafloor—are always on the move. Unlike its bottom-dwelling kin, the gossamer worm (Tomopteris sp.) lives in constant motion. This ethereal worm is a graceful.....»»
Footprint Discovery Hints at Humans in the Americas More Than 20,000 Years Ago
Seeds found in fossilized tracks fuel new speculation about when—and how—people arrived -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Why some fish are "junk" and others are protected. Study points to bias against native species
Andrew Rypel grew up fishing on Wisconsin's pristine lakes and rivers. With just a worm on his hook, he caught suckers, gar, sunfish and other native fish he never saw in his game fishing magazines......»»
OnLoop launches with $5.5M to inject some fun into performance reviews
OnLoop consistently gathers employee feedback and goals so that the company has better insights into how both individuals and teams are doing. Performance reviews eat up a lot of a manager’s time and are often the most dreaded part of wor.....»»
Giant Waikato penguin: School kids discover new species
A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new species in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology by Massey University researchers......»»
Why a tiny worm"s brain development could shed light on human thinking
Researchers at Sinai Health have used a tiny worm to track how an animal's brain changes throughout its lifetime, shedding new light on how human brains develop......»»
A spider"s erection, and other cool things trapped in amber - CNET
The translucent substance literally offers a window for seeing back millions of years. Here, a few of the most amazing sights the fossilized resin has sealed in time......»»
Genomic secrets of gutless deep-sea tubeworm unlocked
Researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) decoded for the first time the chromosomal-level genome of a deep-sea gutless tubeworm and how the worm's co-living bacterial partners manufacture organic nutrients for its h.....»»
Ancient, newly identified "mammoth weevil" used huge "trunk" to fight for mates
Oregon State University research has identified a 100-million-year-old weevil unlike any other known fossilized or living weevil......»»
Latest Warzone patch fixes dreaded ‘infinite Dead Silence’ glitch
Today's update doesn't address many of Call of Duty: Warzone's other problems, including cheaters or other bugs......»»
Oldest fossils of methane-cycling microbes expand frontiers of habitability on early Earth
A team of international researchers, led by the University of Bologna, has discovered the fossilized remains of methane-cycling microbes that lived in a hydrothermal system beneath the seafloor 3.42 billion years ago......»»
2,000-year-old mystery of a havoc-wreaking worm
Humans have known for over 2,000 years that shipworms, a worm-like mollusk, are responsible for damage to wooden boats, docks, dikes and piers. Yet new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst published in Frontiers in Microbiology revea.....»»
The City of David and the sharks" teeth mystery
Scientists have found an unexplained cache of fossilized shark teeth in an area where there should be none—in a 2900 year old site in the City of David in Jerusalem. This is at least 80 km from where these fossils would be expected to be found. The.....»»
How a 17th-century illustration is helping archaeologists find Viking ships
Danish antiquarian Ole Worm conducted the first survey of the Kalvestene in 1650. Enlarge / Ole Worm's 17th-century drawing of the Hjarnø Viking ship settings at Kalvestene (1650). (credit: Ole Worm / Public domain) In 1650, a Danish physicia.....»»