A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the ...

Hoards of flesh-eating worms have erupted from the ground in Texas, terrifying local residents. The invasive hammerhead worms — which can grow up to a foot long — came to the surface in the ...

Following weeks of heavy rainfall, hammerhead worms have been reported more frequently throughout Texas. The invasive species is not a direct threat to humans or pets. The worms don't bite but do ...

Usually what Beth Mole writes is very clear. But this time I could not tell whether the whole human-eye part of the worm life cycle occurs between the lid and the eyeball, or whether the parasite ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. There are more parasites than any other organism on Earth—which is one of the reasons Emmitt Jolly finds ...

ATLANTA – There were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025, a historic low announced Friday by The Carter Center. The new mark comes barely a year after ...

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Holoclara, a biotechnology company pioneering the development of worm-derived therapies for allergic and autoimmune disorders, today announced the launch of a ...