The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. Some areas get very little rain each year. The soil is salty, and in some places it even contains harmful elements like arsenic.

In a study published in Science Advances, a team of UC Davis researchers tracked the movement of fluorescent particles inside the cells of microscopic worms, providing unprecedented insights into ...

What: Scientists have revived microscopic worms frozen in Siberian permafrost for roughly 46,000 years, revealing how life can survive extreme cold through cryptobios ...

Tiny flatworms which usually live in ponds, rivers and streams could replace lab rats in the development of treatments for schizophrenia, drug addiction and other mental health disorders, after ...

Imagine an animal that can regrow its whole body — head, brain, organs, and all — from just a small fragment.

Nematodes have been spotted forming writhing towers of tiny worms in the wild for the first time, according to a report in the journal Current Biology. The bizarre behavior had previously only been ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Nature seems to ...

Ageing may not simply be the result of damage piling up over time. Scientists studying microscopic worms have discovered a striking structural change inside cells that could play a central role in how ...

Nematodes tiny yet mighty form wriggling towers to survive and travel as a team. Long thought to exist only in labs, scientists have now spotted these towers naturally forming in rotting orchard fruit ...

Your home is crawling with life you can't see. Explore 18 fascinating microscopic beings that live in most houses, from dust mites to strange fungi.