When a single worm was discovered in the depths of our planet's crust, it began an extraordinarily lucky series of events ...

A computer worm is a form of malware that, once it has infected a computer, continues to replicate itself on the infected computer as well as automatically infecting other computers it comes in ...

For parasitic worms of the genus Anisakis, life typically goes like this: after floating through the ocean in an egg, they hatch as wriggling larvae with a peculiar desire—to be eaten. Small ...

Guinea worm is about as close to a real-life Alien event as you can get — a parasitic worm mates inside a person's abdomen, grows up to 3 feet long and then exits (painfully) from a blister. But the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal ...

The worm barely has time to move before this chameleon makes its attack. With encouragement from the keeper, the reptile focuses, fires its long tongue, and captures the meal in one swift motion. The ...