Hammerhead worms, or Bipalium species, get their name from the wide, half-moon-shaped head that makes them easy to spot.

Hammerhead worms look odd and keep turning up in Mississippi. Experts say don’t touch — and definitely don’t cut — this ...

These worms are invasive and scary-looking and they’re in your yard.

Hammerhead worms are an invasive species of land flatworms that feed on earthworms and slugs, according to the Mississippi ...

If you see a hammerhead worm, don't touch it without gloves.

Earthworms are invasive to North America. The worms disrupt the forest floor, which impacts plant survival. With the summer ...

It looks like a worm until you touch it. And then it starts freaking out like a snake would.” Smith thought the worm was just a “crazy” earthworm but then identified it as a jumping worm — an invasive ...

Scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) have cataloged 28 possible new species of snails ...

Earth’s oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet’s surface. That is a lot of room for species to exist, often without ...

SINGAPORE – Carnivorous sponges and a worm smaller than a paperclip that could potentially treat neurodegenerative diseases are among the more than 1,100 species that were uncovered as part of a ...

They can flip themselves a foot off the ground, shed their own tails and reproduce without a mate — and right now these invaders are inching their way to your backyard garden or local park. The Asian ...

New research is shaking up our understanding of evolution by revealing that some species may not evolve gradually at all. Instead, scientists discovered that certain marine worms experienced an ...