Worms are pretty odd compared to creatures we are more familiar with. Within that already weird group, some worms are weirder than others, like the Pig Butt Worm in the theme pic. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Eating nuts or peanut butter can help cut the risk of heart disease among women with Type 2 diabetes, research suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Eating healthy doesn't mean that you have to scrap all of your favorite foods and start eating only fruits and veggies. picked by Zoock 3 years ago

Like the pied-piper of Sopchoppy Florida, worms seem to respond to the intense sounds of worm grunting. Worm grunting is a practice whereby vibrating the soil causes worms to emerge. This practice has been known for years in the southern USA where it is at the heart of a local economy. picked by bingo 7 months ago

A new all white worm-eating slug has been discovered in back gardens in south Wales. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version of this seaworthy superglue, and hope it will be used within several years to repair shattered bones in knees, other joints and the face. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Coll Bell from Auckland, New Zealand, is developing a toilet that uses tiger worms to eat poop. Coll has been told by Auckland Region Council that this could traumatise the worms and that a full psychological evaluation is needed.

Seriously. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Loathed wherever they go, parasitic worms are some of the animal kingdom’s true lowlifes. They feed off living hosts, sapping them of energy and nutrients while causing a range of horrible diseases. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Muscles usually contract when a neurotransmitter molecule is released from nerve cells onto muscle cells. But University of Utah scientists discovered that bare subatomic protons can act like larger, more complex neurotransmitters, making gut muscles contract in tiny round worms so the worms can poop. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Among the possible causes for our modern ills: super-hygiene, sedentary lifestyles, and a lack of worms in our stomachs.

*did he say worms? You need worms?* picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Hookworms, whipworms, pinworms, flukes: mere mention of the panoply of parasitic worms that plague humans is enough to make most of us shudder. Not John Turton. In the mid-1970s, while working at the UK's Medical Research Council Laboratories in Surrey, he intentionally infected himself with hookworms in an attempt to relieve his chronic hay fever. It worked. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A New Zealander who invented a toilet that used worms to produce compost had to prove the worms were not traumatised before authorities would approve his product. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Woman in Nepal has a Horrible case of Intestinal Worms. This is Hard to Watch. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A mythical and ghostly creature has appeared in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands. A rare white stag, from the red deer species, is believed to be among just a tiny handful living in Britain, according to a conservation group. White stags are seen as a magical and powerful force in many mythologies and the John Muir Trust is now keeping the stag's location secret for fear of poachers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A collection of illustrations of the fairy tale, Snow White.
All by different artists, its cool to see the different interpretations. picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago

Many women's groups are worried about Obama's picks for his White House staff. Apparently, there's not enough women.

Should he pick the right person for the job? Or the right gender? picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

The legend is that Weird Al Yankovic sang "White and Nerdy" to the tune of "Ridin' Dirty" by CHAMILLIONAIRE. picked by spocksmyhomeboy 3 years ago

Welcoming new twins into the world is always a momentous event. But when brothers Ryan and Leo arrived they had an extra surprise for their parents - they were born with different coloured skin. For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Offering another reason why eating red meat could be bad for you, an international research team, has uncovered the first example of a bacterium that causes food poisoning in humans when it targets a non-human molecule absorbed into the body through red meats such as lamb, pork and beef. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Eating is one of life's most important activities, and the same applies in space. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago