The humble planarian flatworm can regrow its brain. Here’s how this tiny animal will have you rethinking everything you ...

One of Charles Darwin’s microscope slides from his groundbreaking geological research is set for auction after being discovered in a cardboard box - almost 200 years on. The tiny piece of history, ...

Flatworms can rebuild themselves from just a small fragment, and now scientists know why. Their stem cells ignore nearby instructions and respond to long-distance signals from other tissues. This ...

For decades, scientists have studied the remarkable regenerative ability of planarians, triclad flatworms that can basically regrow their entire bodies if necessary. A new study shows that the secret ...

A team of scientists has mapped the regions surrounding stem cells in planarians—small flatworms that are famous for being able to regrow whole bodies from small fragments—and discovered something ...

Stem cells in most organisms typically take cues from adjacent cells. But new research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has found that stem cells in the freshwater planarian Schmidtea ...

LAGO VISTA, Texas — Heavy rainfall has brought the return of an invasive species to Central Texas: the hammerhead flatworm. The creature is back again, this time in Lago Vista, according to police. If ...

Hammerhead flatworms have been popping up in the yards of Houstonians recently. Known for their curved heads that resemble those of hammerhead sharks, hammerhead flatworms enjoy warm, humid climates, ...

Making your own microscope slides can be fun and easy with these simple-to-follow tips — including dry and wet mounting, plus crafty alternatives. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Marine flatworms are among the ocean’s most unique, albeit strange, organisms. Their undulating movements make them look like silk sheets underwater. Marine flatworms are skittish but are not uncommon ...

Roboticists have a habit of looking to nature for inspiration, and this time, they've turned to the humble marine flatworm. Known for undulating their bodies to move through water, ocean-dwelling ...

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 ...