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.