The University of Washington parasite ecologist aims to understand how humans have changed the diversity and abundance of the enigmatic and misunderstood organisms.

The newly described Ikaria wariootia was a small, wormlike creature that marked an important evolutionary step between early multicellular organisms and more complex modern animals.

Also known as superworms, the scavengers are able to digest the plastic, opening up the possibility of harnessing their abilities to help tackle our pollution crisis.

This newly described behavior occurs spontaneously, but can be modulated by food availability, temperature, and the size of the chambers.

Cable bacteria can live in stirred-up sediments by associating with structures built by Chaetopterus variopedatus.

How bacterial filaments ferry electrons through marine sediment

James Kirkham Ramsbottom saved Britain’s daffodil industry from a devastating parasite, only to be forgotten.

The new data could help identify treatments for diseases ranging from river blindness to schistosomiasis.

Researchers have recently identified a many-legged invertebrate from the Silurian period.

Scientists are searching for signatures of mammals within the blood meals of the invertebrates.

A heat map of gene expression provides insights on the genes that help C. elegans survive severe caloric restriction.  

Scientists have developed a computer tomography device capable of visualizing objects at nanoscale. 

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes  

An adhesive inspired by a parasitic worm could help better affix skin grafts in burn patients.

Biomimicry yields a new type of patch that may help wounds heal faster.

Animals can and do eat Archaea.