Horsehair worms, belonging to the phylum Nematomorpha, are enigmatic parasites renowned for their intricate life cycles and subtle host manipulations. These worms typically inhabit terrestrial ...

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to ...

What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? How about a bunch of them in your gut? A revolting clip shows the moment that parasites were spotted wriggling around in a 70-year-old man’s abdomen, ...