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At first glance, it’s a wonder that parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the ...

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The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times ...

In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish.

By studying how worms use electric charge to jump onto flies, scientists are showing even physical strategies are embedded in ...

Tiny worms use static electricity to launch and stick to flying insects - scientists reveal how the trick works.

Researchers found that among cancer patients getting immunotherapy, those who got an mRNA Covid vaccine within 100 days ...

Researchers have discovered a microscopic roundworm that uses electrostatic induction to launch itself onto flying insects.

Nancy Shute explores the science behind major questions on food and health — from the addictive potential of ultraprocessed foods to the high-protein diet craze to the drawbacks of keto.

In a new study from Flinders University, researchers used Caenorhabditis elegans (a microscopic roundworm with just 300 ...