Research by UK zoologists has shown that the glare of white artificial lights is dimming the glow of potential mates. The researchers said their findings, published in the Journal Of Experimental ...

Normally, it takes the waxing and waning of the moon to coax certain worms from hiding on the seafloor to mate. Out in the open, sex-inducing chemicals kick off a swirling dance that culminates in a ...

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, ...

Charles Darwin saved his last book for animals that were, in his opinion, among the most significant in world history. These “lowly organized creatures,” as he called them in his book, are the ...

A devastating tropical disease that health experts had hoped to eradicate by the end of last year is now being transmitted to humans via dogs, a study has warned. Guinea worm is usually caught by ...

These strange worms are a type of polychaete worm that belong to the family Nereididae commonly known as clam worms. Polycheate worms are set apart from other marine worms by bristles (known as cheate ...

Street lights are making it harder for male glow-worms to find and mate with females, according to scientists. Research by UK zoologists has shown that the glare of white artificial lights is dimming ...