We all know families of long-lived individuals. But exactly how much do genes influence longevity? A study of 2,700 Danish twins suggested that the heritability of human longevity—a quantitative ...

COMMENTARY--A world weary of computer viruses needs to take a tip from Nathan Rothschild. Like other financial institutions in the summer of 1815, the House of Rothschild--owned by the London ...

When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a ...

Billy Cook, Celeste Behret and Crystal Trammell agreed to cut off only the head of the tiny, white flatworm. They had the option of also cutting the worm in two, but decided that one incision was ...

The online world was all aflutter yesterday with news of a worm spreading through Twitter. The “onMouseOver” issue–which presented pop-up boxes and redirected users to porn sites–was quickly handled ...

Caenorhabditis elegans is a worm that has been used for decades as a model organism. Researchers have found that a specific neuron, called ALA, and the amount of calcium it contains are essential for ...

For those who missed it, gas prices jumped considerably during the past week. July 4th is tomorrow, we fuel-guzzling Americans know all too well what that means. However, before you start ...

A lesson in worms: While grownups engaged in a friendly competition, one-upping other “knuckleheads” with garden designs for Geneva’s new knuckles (the Illinois Department of Transportation’s term for ...