NASA and the UK Space Agency have sent thousands of microscopic Caenorhabditis elegans worms to the International Space Station to study how microgravity and radiation affect living organisms. The ...

Invasive Asian jumping worms, also known as 'crazy worms,' have been detected in Colorado, threatening soil and plant life.

Federal health officials reported on Monday that cases of a flesh-eating parasitic infection are still being detecting near ...

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins ...

The Host is a standalone sci-fi romance that's been out for 13 years. While Stephenie Meyer was in talks early on to write ...

Jessica has written for online outlets since 2008, and she joined Engadget in 2015 after four years as senior reporter at ...

New fans and old are familiar with the major Xenos species of Warhammer 40K, here are some lesser-known ones you may have ...

Heartworm’s global spread likely stems from ancient canid hosts, not recent human activity. Findings may reshape treatment ...

A groundbreaking advancement in marine biology occurred with the identification of 38 new marine species collected from the ...

Shortly after four astronauts returned from their trip around the Moon, a crew of tiny space travelers were already on the ...

The Smithsonian opened the MSC in 1983 to ease overcrowding at the natural history museum’s main building on the National ...

If you trace the animal family tree back through the fossil record, the trail usually goes cold about 539 million years ago. Before this boundary—the start of the famous Cambrian explosion—multicelled ...