Our world is full of bizarre and intriguing creatures. One of the strangest, though, is the hairworm, a parasitic worm known as a "mind control worm" in some circles. These parasitic worms are found ...

COMMENTARY--Worms and viruses often target specific vulnerabilities in common software. But what if the terms were reversed? Rather than attacking the vulnerability of software for malicious purposes, ...

A new species of tiny parasitic worm has been discovered, and it could be used to kill insect pests in place of chemical pesticides. When new species of these worms are discovered, scientists get ...

Horsehair worms can control a host's brain and steer it to water, where it drowns. Scientists have studied the worms' mind-controlling power for years. But what's really going on? New research shows ...

This is the hairworm, which is sometimes called the mind-control worm. It gets inside of larger creatures and controls their brains, but now researchers have found another trait that is unlike ...

I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees. The last few years I have ...