The National Institutes of Health has granted University of California - Riverside nematologist Simon “Niels” Groen a $1.9 million Outstanding Investigator Award aimed at better understanding how ...

Northern root knot nematode worms (colored) attacking bean roots. Root knot nematodes are major agricultural pests attacking a wide variety of plants including major crops. A new study of the ...

Tiny soil worms called nematodes usually feast on bacteria or algae, and have tiny mouths to suit their diet. But give a baby nematode some fungus and its mouth can as much as double in size – giving ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...

A new study has confirmed that pot-smoking bipeds are not the only creatures that get the munchies. Worms apparently experience cravings for their favorite snacks after consuming cannabis. Researchers ...

C. elegans nematodes in their squiggly, non-towering mode. If you're the outdoorsy type, you may have occasionally stumbled upon a colony of ants assembling itself into a tower-like structure to avoid ...