Scientists have discovered a key biological safeguard that helps one of nature's most impressive regenerators, the planarian flatworm, correctly rebuild its organs. The new research, published in ...

For years, land flatworms were thought to spread mostly through plant sales. Worms or their eggs would hitch a ride in potted soil, move through nurseries, and end up in new gardens. That explained ...

Planarians, flatworms known for their goofy cross-eyed gazes, may have to make an evolutionary trade-off between regeneration and sex – across different species of planarians, the same gene signalling ...

Once again, hammerhead flatworms are wriggling into the spotlight - this time in Canada. The toxic and invasive pests, which originate from Southeast Asia, have the ability to regenerate even if ...

TEXAS (KXAN) — An invasive, snake-like worm species is making the rounds throughout Texas, with the possibility of causing physical reactions in humans or animals that come into contact with it. The ...

Hammerhead flatworms have been popping up in the yards of Houstonians recently. Known for their curved heads that resemble those of hammerhead sharks, hammerhead flatworms enjoy warm, humid climates, ...

A pair of marine scientists at Hokkaido University, in Japan, has found evidence of the deepest free-living flatworms ever observed. In their study, published in the journal Biology Letters, Keiichi ...