the Bobbit Worm is an alarming predator residing in the Indo-Pacific region. Armed with razor-sharp, extendable jaws, this polychaete worm snatches unsuspecting prey with unparalleled ferocity, often ...

Second row: polychaete worm (syllidae), isopod (Cirolana harfordi), sea slug (Runcina macfarlandi), chiton (Mopalia lionota), Bottom row: chiton (Cyanoplax dentiens), rock borer clam (Hiatella ...

Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae that grow inside the body into worms up to 3 feet long. The noodle-thin ...

Former president Jimmy Carter was touring villages in Ghana during the late 1980s when he first encountered people with Guinea worm disease. This tropical disease involves an infection with ...

Former President Jimmy Carter worked for decades to eradicate Guinea worm disease around the world. Whereas 3.5 million cases of the painful parasitic infection were recorded in 1986, preliminary ...

Rogers is hiring Jesse Bobbit as the Cougars' new defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to The Spokesman-Review on Friday, bringing over his former South Dakota State DC of two years.

Emily Frost runs the Smithsonian Natural History Museum's Ocean Portal. She is based in Washington, D.C. Scientists who explore the depths using submersibles continue to discover amazing animals ...

Pinworms are small, thin, pin-shaped worms that sometimes live in the human colon and rectum. They're also called threadworms. They're about 1/4- to 1/2-inch long — about the size of a staple.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Since the re-emergence of guinea worm in a remote village in South Sudan, the Carter Center has returned to ...