Doctors from Guangzhou Medical University in China, writing in the journal, explained that the worms likely travelled to her ...

Over several days, hot pain in the woman's feet crawled up her legs, trunk, and arms, before erupting in a splitting headache that even frequent doses of pain relief medication couldn't alleviate.

A woman almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. A woman almost died after eating ...

The rotifers were frozen in permafrost in a long-term cryptobiotic state. Lessons from these and other revived organisms could help farms on Mars. We promise this isn’t as sinister as it sounds: ...

These tube ambushing worms were found at depths of around 3,720 feet, showcasing iridescent bodies and dark brown mandibles.

It's especially common in the feet, buttocks, thighs and hands, but the worms can enter through any part of the skin. It cannot spread between humans. When the larvae moves under the skin ...

They're tiny, blobby, butt-shaped, and glow in the dark. What the heck are they? Scientists are still figuring them out.

The worms caused eosinophilic meningitis ... Within two weeks, she was back on her feet, able to communicate again. Four months later, her brain scans showed the lesions had shrunk dramatically ...