Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease ...

The Carter Center says there were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025 ...

Each year Jon Allen, an associate professor of marine biology at William & Mary, gingerly removes the anemones and brittle ...

A species with a voracious appetite is rapidly spreading in more than 40 states in the country. Pennsylvania is one of them.

Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient ...

Some people call it a crazy worm. Some call it an Alabama jumper, although it’s not contained to that state. It’s Amynthas ...

A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.

For parasitic worms of the genus Anisakis, life typically goes like this: after floating through the ocean in an egg, they hatch as wriggling larvae with a peculiar desire—to be eaten. Small ...