Scientists have identified a brand-new species of worm living in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third known animal ...

Biologist Jon Allen is the proud owner of the world's oldest ribbon worm on record. The adopted invertebrate is fondly called Baseodiscus the Eldest, and he is at least 26 years old, probably around ...

By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a ...

When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a ...

I am a local business owner. I am a mother. I ship snails from Elyria to homes across Ohio and beyond. It may sound unusual, ...

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The invasive Asian swamp eel is threatening the Florida Everglades by disrupting the food web. This predatory fish has caused ...

Scientists have revived 24,000-year-old bdelloid rotifer microworms. The rotifers were frozen in permafrost in a long-term cryptobiotic state. Lessons from these and other revived organisms could help ...

Scientist Julie Jung set out on a hike along the Great Salt Lake to find nematodes. She ended up discovering a new species. Julie Jung moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, a few years ago, and while she was ...

What looked at first like a bizarre local accident in western Norway should have set off every alarm bell in Europe. In April 2025, someone remotely seized control of a hydroelectric dam in Bremanger, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...