The bizarre behavior had previously been observed in experimental settings and was thought to be a competitive attempt to ...

Scientists captured nematodes that stack themselves into a wriggling, vertical tower for the first time. Watch the tiny architects in action.

Word of a curious worm phenomenon has spread among scientists over the years. Words like, “they’re living in giant towers, ...

Thousands of tiny nematode worms can join up to form tentacle-like towers that can straddle large gaps or hitch rides on ...

Research out today is the first to document nematodes in the wild amassing into towers, likely as a way to reach new places.

Worm towers– sometimes called swarms– “were kind of just whispered about in the worm community,” says Ding. Previously, there were anecdotal reports and documented observations of these multi-nematode ...

Scientists have captured the first videos of wild roundworms forming living, wriggling towers that behave as one big superorganism ...

Researchers found that propolis from stingless bees, rich in natural antioxidants, reduced free radicals and paralysis in ...

In other words, the same chemical that puts the worm to sleep also helps wake it up again, simply by targeting different ...

Researchers studying nematode worms show that natural sleep and anesthesia both stop movement, but through very different ...

Learn how this species of worm detects death, resulting in a range of behavioral and physiological responses.