There is a type of sea worm that, believe it or not, detaches its own butt from the rest of its body which then swims off in search of a mate. But how this process occurs has always been a mystery, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Schmidt Ocean ...

Scientists have discovered how Japanese green syllids — a type of sea worm — grows a twin on its butt that swims away to spawn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

At the bottom of the ocean, where metal-rich hydrothermal vents exhale poison, a bright yellow worm has mastered an impossible art: turning lethal elements into armor. Meet Paralvinella hessleri, the ...

Scientists identified 3 new species of bioluminescent Polycirrus worms off the coast of Japan. Videos show the animals’ blue-purple glow. Photo from Jimi N et al. Diving off the coast of Japan, scuba ...

Ancient fossils have shed new light on a type of sea worm linking it to the time of an evolutionary explosion that gave rise to modern animal life. Researchers at Durham University, UK, and Northwest ...

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, ...