Mollusks, Worms, Sponges, Starfish
This Worm Hasn't Had Sex in 18 Million Years
By fusing its chromosomes, the creature could essentially clone itself while still maintaining genetic variation
This Jumble of Writhing Sticks Is Actually a Bizarre Parasite
Observed flailing around in Taiwan, this so-called 'alien' turns out to be a horsehair worm
Octopus 'City' Found Off the Coast of Australia
Expected to live as loners, gloomy octopuses may actually live in groups bustling with activity
Slugs Inspire Super-Strong Glue to Seal Wounds
One day this mollusc-inspired invention might just save your life
What Space-Faring Flatworms Can Teach Us About Human Health
Their experiment had some weird results—and could one day help humans thrive in microgravity and back here on Earth
Glue Made of Mussel Slime Could Prevent Scarring
The glue, infused with a version of the protein decorin, healed wounds in rats, giving them skin with hair follicles and oil glands instead of scar tissue
Ancient Creature Left a 28-Foot Drag Mark After It Died
An ammonite found in a German quarry left its mark on its lagoon home
Why New York Schoolchildren Want to Grow a Billion Oysters
It's a grand attempt to restore a ravaged estuary
This Caterpillar Can Eat Plastic
The find could lead to new techniques for breaking down our ever-growing plastic waste
After Centuries of Searching, Scientists Finally Find the Mysterious Giant Shipworm Alive
The three-foot long creature has long eluded scientists, but they finally got a closer look
Scientists Think Comb Jellies May Have Come Before All Other Animals
Sorry, sponges—there’s a new oldest ancestor in town
Are Oysters an Aphrodisiac?
Sure, if you think so
R.I.P., Dave the U.K.'s Largest Earthworm
Measuring 16 inches long and weighing an ounce, the worm pulled from a Cheshire garden has become a prized specimen at the Natural History Museum
Doing Laundry Can Be Deadly for Clams, Mollusks and Other Marine Animals
Pick your wardrobe carefully—the lives of sea animals may depend on it
Feeding Silkworms Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Makes Super-Tough Silk
A diet rich in graphene or carbon nanotubes causes the creatures to produce a fiber twice as strong as normal silk
What Living Like Goats and Badgers Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Two Englishmen won the Ig Nobel Prize for eating grass, earthworms and worse in the name of science
Thousands of Toilets Submerged in NY Harbor Go From Bathroom Throne to Oyster Home
It’s much too soon to eat them, though
At 75 Pounds, This Could Be the World's Largest Pearl
The Filipino fisherman found the massive gem over a decade ago and kept it as a good luck charm
Tide Shifts Against the Concept of a Keystone Species
Starfish challenge a key ecological concept, ushering in a slightly-more democratic era for tide pools everywhere
Extremeophile Worms Discovered Living in Toxic Colorado Cave
Sulphur Cave in Steamboat Springs is home to a new species of blood-red worm capable of living in a cave full of hydrogen sulfide
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