Just in case you needed new material for your nightmares, here’s this real-life case report of a woman in Greece who literally sneezed out maggots. Doctors documented the spine-chilling sneeze this ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. After eight years, multinational plantation company Socfin and the environmental consultancy Earthworm Foundation have cut ties. Socfin first ...

With each 150-mg dose increase of allopurinol, patients with gout who had low fractional excretion of urate achieved a greater reduction in serum urate. Allopurinol appears to have a more pronounced ...

Some people call it a crazy worm. Some call it an Alabama jumper, although it’s not contained to that state. It’s Amynthas agrestis, one of three main species of earthworm native to southeast Asia ...

Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure into safer, high-value organic fertilizer through a process called ...

You’re not likely to witness a horsehair worm making its exit from a praying mantis, but if you do, it’s quite a sight. The spaghetti-like worm, under wet conditions, gradually wiggles out of its host ...

If you need some motivation to keep from eating too much this Thanksgiving, here it is: Doctors in Romania pulled an 11 cm (4.3 inch) living, writhing round worm from a woman’s left eyelid. According ...

EAST LANSING, MI – Dozens of reports of invasive jumping worms across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula – and a few in the Upper – are raising concerns about damages to the state’s natural ecosystems.

In a recent study measuring the body size and growth patterns of invasive earthworms in the Huron Mountains, researchers uncovered their role in disrupting forest ecosystems. Contrary to popular ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 4, 2025) A study of earthworms published in Environmental Science & Technology highlights how chemical mixtures can have both synergistic and species-specific effects, ...

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 ...