These spheres from the abyss conceal creatures with startling biology.

It actually improves upon the flatworm's mechanism, as its fins undulate 10 times faster than the worm's body. And what's more, along with being able to travel forward and turn to either side, the ...

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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the National Centre for Biological Sciences in India has found that the visual processing capabilities of the planarian flatworm are much more complex than has ...

It is often suggested that anyone who finds one of these invasive worms should kill it (carefully). Here's what else to know.

When some flatworms can't find a mate, a new study says, they reproduce in a way that will make you thank the god of your choice you're not a flatworm. CNET freelancer Danny Gallagher has contributed ...

Scientists report that electrical activity is the first known step in the tissue-regeneration process of planarian flatworms, starting before the earliest known genetic machinery kicks in and setting ...

A hundred animal or plant new species are described each year in metropolitan France. In most cases, these are native species, present here for a long time, but which had so far escaped the attention ...

A video of a marine flatworm engulfing a crab at low tide has become viral on the internet. The video shows the former blanketing the crab while the latter tries to escape but fails. Watch the video ...