A new study shows how nematode worms freeze when trapped by fungi, using a sleep circuit repurposed as a survival mechanism.

The soil roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has just 959 cells and a body that is mostly gut and reproductive organs. Yet its reproduction is similar enough to ours that scientists like Francis McNally ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Sean Anthony Eddy via Getty Images A microscope’s job is to magnify the minuscule world ...

Vinegar eel "flash mob" caught under the microscope! Researchers were stunned when they measured the force of the roiling worm swarm.

In a study published in Science Advances, a team of UC Davis researchers tracked the movement of fluorescent particles inside ...