Parasite behind toxoplasmosis hides multiple distinct subtypes inside each cyst

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

Mining genomes for cyst nematode resistance could enable better soybean harvests

Soybean farmers around the world face a persistent and costly enemy hidden beneath the soil: soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a ...

This Microscopic Worm Turns Static Electricity Into a Deadly Weapon

A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.
Yahoo

The Broom-Like Quality of Worms

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lead image: JuanCarlosPalauDiaz / Shutterstock (Fish food tubifex worms photographed through a stereoscopic loupe at 10X. Credit: ...
Forbes

Microsoft Worm Attack Warning — Act Rapidly And Change Passwords Now

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated December 13 with news of a zero-day exploit that ...
Gizmodo

This Worm Was Chilling in a Lab for Years. Turns Out It’s a Record-Breaker

At their longest, ribbon worms can grow up to 180 feet, or the equivalent of two blue whales or 720 gummy worms. Turns out, these lanky crawlers also have lengthy lifespans. For over 20 years, the ...
SciELO

A Framework for Segmenting Filarial Worm in Thick Blood Smear Images Using Morphological Operations

Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by thread-like nematode worms known as filarial worms. This disease is transmitted to humans through bites of infected mosquitoes. Filariasis is a significant ...
Science Daily

Strange microscopic structures found in Long COVID blood

Scientists have discovered strange microscopic structures in the blood of people with Long COVID—clusters of tiny microclots tangled together with sticky immune webs known as neutrophil extracellular ...
Popular Science

Zombie worms have gone missing

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you’re leading a group of zombie apocalypse survivors, you ...
The New York Times

The Electric Worm Gets the Fly

Researchers wanted to quantify how much charge a jumping parasitic roundworm needed to latch on to its fruit fly host.Credit...By Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez Supported by By Alexa Robles-Gil For small ...
WLWT

Kentucky’s prognosticating woolly worm to give its winter forecast

All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter.The annual ...
CBS News

Microscopic worms are attacking trees in the Northeast. Experts say Beech Leaf Disease could be devastating.

Beech Leaf Disease is spreading around the Northeast and the microscopic worms that come with it are attacking trees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Arborists have been working on a potential ...