A team of researchers led by Ocean Networks Canada conducted an experiment to lure a species of deep-sea worms to colonize ...

However, the researchers didn't find any evidence of zombie worms that are crucial to decompose the bones of the deceased ...

Bone-eating zombie worms vanished from Pacific canyons during a 10-year study, raising concerns that oxygen loss is altering ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The worm builds a thin mucus tube on the lower part of the sponge and presses ...

Deep sea explorers want you to break out the "jazz hands" for this creature. On Nov. 4, the Schmidt Ocean Institute posted a video of one of its recent finds on Instagram. The nonprofit is dedicated ...

When researchers lowered whale bones into the deep ocean, they expected zombie worms to quickly move in. Instead, after 10 ...

The rare creatures, which are made up of 60 to 150 different segments, can reproduce sexually or asexually Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an ...

A group of researchers in Japan have discovered three new species of sea worms that quite literally glow in the dark. The new bioluminescent Polycirrus worms, which emit a blue-violet light, were ...

In one of the strangest paths to reproduction, this tiny Japanese sea worm actually grows a ‘mini-me’ at its rear end, which it then deploys so it can swim off on its own in search of similar ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s been a wormy, sexual head-scratcher for years. The Japanese ...

Male stolon (right hand side): one of the independent reproductive units of a branching marine worm, growing at the tip of a branch of the worm’s body. It has sprouted eyes and will go swimming free ...