(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland researcher and lecturer Dr David Merritt has discovered Tasmanian cave glow-worms are energy conservationists: they switch their lights off at night-time. The ...

Like Deadpool, three-banded panther worms are able to regenerate body parts on their own. Even their heads. Now, a team of scientists from Harvard has genetically altered the unique worms so they glow ...

Nights on Earth are getting brighter with the spread of human light pollution, reducing humankind’s visibility of the cosmos. But the brightening night is also messing with glow-worms, spunky insects ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. One of the biggest challenges of photographing the native glow worms of New Zealand’s limestone caves is ...

A colony of glow worms has been "thriving" at a country park despite a decline in the insect's population across the UK. The National Trust said it had seen more of the beetles at Sheringham Park in ...

Here, the parchment tube worm glows green under a black light. Its natural blue glow is difficult to capture on camera. One common sea worm has a rather uncommon trick: Chaeteopterus variopedatus – ...

Scientists think glow-worm populations are falling due to light pollution from street lights. The small critters are actually a type of beetle, and use the glowing light on their bottoms to attract ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Most of us “probably” think of a warm July night when it comes to spotting fireflies. You might not know that you can see them another form right now, known informally as ...

Now, scientists are a step closer to understanding the mechanisms behind the worm's glow. The parchment tube worm can be found on shallow, sandy seafloors all around the world. Its glow sets it apart ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Most of us “probably” think of a warm July night when it comes to spotting fireflies. You might not know that you can see them another form right now, known informally as ...