Tiny worms use static electricity to launch and stick to flying insects - scientists reveal how the trick works.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Armed with a sophisticated ice borer, professor Daniel Shain went hunting on Byron Glacier for a scientific treasure -- the tiny, fragile ice worm. "We know there are millions of ...

Horsehair worms can control a host's brain and steer it to water, where it drowns. Scientists have studied the worms' mind-controlling power for years. But what's really going on? New research shows ...

In the spring of 2021, Natalie Mastick, a graduate student in the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, dissected filets from nearly 200 cans of salmon, some of which were ...

Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on wildlife, science and the environment. Robyn joined Newsweek in 2022 having previously worked at environmental ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and ...