Steinernema adamsi being released from the body of a deceased host. Credit: Adler Dillman / UCR UC Riverside scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects. These worms, ...

An undated photo of researchers collect sediment samples on the Great Salt Lake in search of nematodes. A study led by Utah researchers published last month outlined a previously unknown nematode ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Nematodes, a diverse group of invertebrates, are believed to rival or even surpass insects in species count that have over a million known species. Phylum Nematoda includes harmful ...

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 ...

A team of scientists has added a third name to the short list of animals capable of surviving in Utah's Great Salt Lake, one of North America's most extreme aquatic environments. The discovery of ...

Scientists were able to reanimate a nematode that had laid dormant in Siberian permafrost for approximately 46,000 years, according to a study published Thursday in the journal PLOS Genetics—adding to ...

Some organisms, such as tardigrades, rotifers, and nematodes, can survive harsh conditions by entering a dormant state known as 'cryptobiosis.' In 2018, researchers found two roundworms (nematode) ...

The Great Salt Lake, unsurprisingly renowned for its extremely salty water, is generally considered a desert. In this environment extreme for life, a team of biologists made an ...

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