Imagine peering into your backyard after a rainstorm, watching earthworms wriggle through the soil. Suddenly, a question ...

From a cubic millimeter of brain tissue, scientists have constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, ...

Marcus the Worm is a character from VRChat, the popular online virtual reality platform. He is a bizarre worm-like creature with stick-thin arms and legs whose way of speaking is confusing. Many on ...

When it comes to all human beings and most animals, the brain is the one part of the body that controls most functions. From thinking to eating, each and every task we perform is an action commanded ...

“Are we sure that worm in his head is dead? Maybe it laid eggs or something.” This move would include cutting the jobs of employees who are currently helping health officials in Texas fight ...

Brain aging may lead to a decline in immune system response and hinder the removal of aged cells. The accumulation of these ...

When we get sick, we often feel tired, moody, or anxious. Scientists have long known that this isn’t just about feeling ...

Cody Balmer, arrested for an arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence, said he would have beaten the ...

No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven't accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm infection that masquerades as a cancerous liver tumor while it slowly destroys ...

In a new study, MIT neuroscientists show how even a simple animal can switch many gears in its brain to muster an adaptive response to a deadly infection. When C. elegans worms fed on infectious ...

[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers about Doctor Odyssey Episode 15, “Crew Week.”] ...