Looking for answers on our own planet begins with the sandworm’s namesake—the humble earthworm. Before they become dried-out bits of gunk on your driveway, earthworms spend their lives employing one ...

Scientists have identified a brand-new species of worm living in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third known animal group able to survive its extreme salinity. The species, named ...

Fallen whale carcasses offer islands of nutrition within an otherwise sparse seafloor, and with help from bone-eating zombie ...

The larvae of a bristle worm, saltwater worms with elaborate, hair-like structures. Photograph By C: Luis Zelaya-Lainez, Vienna University of Technology Most people will never see a bristle worm in ...

In incredible new footage, a worm-like creature feeds its babies with a milk-like substance similar to what mammals give their newborns. It is the first time this behavior has been documented in ...

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

Bizarre worm that looks "like the rump of a pig from one side and Mick Jagger's lips from the other" may be in the middle of an evolutionary leap, scientists say. When you purchase through links on ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Deep sea explorers want you to break out the "jazz hands" for this creature. On Nov. 4, the Schmidt Ocean Institute posted a video of one of its recent finds on Instagram. The nonprofit is dedicated ...