This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

In this case, Antarctic scale worms' shimmering golden hairs could help them crawl or swim through the water, or defend themselves from threats. It's unclear why their bristles are golden.

Name a superworm after someone and the Columbus Zoo will feed it to a sloth bear for you. You will be sent a video of one of ...

Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because they live in your digestive tract. Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending ...

Australia’s Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three bases – Mawson, Davis and Casey – as ...

What looks like a spider but isn’t one, lives underwater and breathes through its legs? That would be the mysterious sea ...

IN CLINIC NEXT SATURDAY. A SNOWY MORNING HERE SET THE TONE FOR THE DURHAM MUSEUM’S NEW ANTARCTIC DINOSAURS EXHIBIT. THE EXHIBIT FEATURES LIFE SIZED DINOSAUR REPLICAS. VISITORS LEARNED HOW THE ...

Antarctic cruises are ideal for intrepid explorers wanting to discover the white wilderness of the South Pole. A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern ...

Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste. This is based on research published in October that could create new ways to deal with plastic ...

Would you like those payments front-loaded? Given these circumstances, it is with reluctance that any of us should utter the name “British Antarctic Territory”. God forbid the government ...