A boon to robins, gardeners, farmers, fishermen and even grizzlies, earthworms aerate the soil and bore underground avenues for plant roots and water. Ever since Darwin demonstrated in 1881 that the ...

Stephen King is known as "The King of Horror," but, occasionally, he also delves into the sci-fi genre, and the results tend to be quite strange and surreal. When he does veer into sci-fi, he still ...

You’re not likely to witness a horsehair worm making its exit from a praying mantis, but if you do, it’s quite a sight. The spaghetti-like worm, under wet conditions, gradually wiggles out of its host ...