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These worms exist only to feed on dead whales
By James G. Robertson, National Geographic Digital Media Imagine having to wait for a whale to drop from the sky before you could eat. At least nine new species of bristleworms that have adapted to...
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Bone glue created from adhesive produced by underwater worm
By James G. Robertson, National Geographic Digital Media Scientists at the University of Utah have developed an adhesive with many possible medical uses, including repairing bone fractures, based on a...
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Hundreds of new species found underground in Australia
A huge number of new species of invertebrate animals have been found living in underground water, caves and micro-caverns amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback. Insects, crustaceans,...
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The most influential species of all evolution
As we observe the 150th anniversary this month of the first publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, a new book reviews evolution and ranks the top one hundred most influential species...
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New pictures of boneworms
By James G. Robertson The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has new pictures of the worms we wrote about in September, and the number of species identified by scientists has increased from nine...
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Life will find a way
By Hans-Dieter Sues In the movie The Lost World (1997), the eccentric chaos theoretician Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) remarked on the all-too-soon apparent instability of the “Jurassic Park” world:...
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Newly Discovered Earthworms: Freshwater Species of the Week
As any gardener or farmer should be able to tell you, earthworms can play an important role in ecosystems, by churning up soils, leaving copious amounts of nutrient-rich waste, and serving as food for...
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“Phallus” Worm Is Evolutionary Missing Link
A phallus-shaped worm that lived 505 million years ago is heads above the rest—it’s a “missing link” between two lineages of acorn worms, a new study says. Dubbed Spartobranchus tenuis, the odd...
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With Halloween coming up, we thought we’d take a look at nature’s real-life zombies—and how they get that way. Several parasite species invade their victims’ bodies, turning them into zombies that do...
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“Killer Sperm” Found, Prevents Worms From Cross-Breeding
Talk about tough love: Mating with a male of another species can be lethal, at least if you’re a nematode worm. Scientists have found that female worms that mate with other nematode species often...
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