The rare creatures, which are made up of 60 to 150 different segments, can reproduce sexually or asexually Nicholas Rice is a Senior News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with ...

Iskra’s glitter worm and the Elven abyss tunicate among top species recognized by the World Register of Marine Species Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography described two of ...

In one of the strangest paths to reproduction, this tiny Japanese sea worm actually grows a ‘mini-me’ at its rear end, which it then deploys so it can swim off on its own in search of similar ...

A group of researchers in Japan have discovered three new species of sea worms that quite literally glow in the dark. The new bioluminescent Polycirrus worms, which emit a blue-violet light, were ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The planet’s deep-sea worms survive and thrive in some pretty ...

At the bottom of the ocean, where metal-rich hydrothermal vents exhale poison, a bright yellow worm has mastered an impossible art: turning lethal elements into armor. Meet Paralvinella hessleri, the ...

Picture a home so beautiful it looks like it’s made of glass—delicate, intricate, shimmering. Now imagine discovering that ...

Marine biologists have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm living near a methane seep some 50 kilometers (30 miles) off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Greg Rouse, a marine biologist at UC San ...