Treating the movements of mutant worms as waveforms allowed for a detailed analysis of the gene networks that control their locomotion. The idea that worms can be seen as waveforms allowed scientists ...

Computer-modeled body movements of a simulated worm (top) and a real worm (bottom). The graphs show body movement patterns over time for both worms (left). On the right, moving images show how closely ...

Scientists studying worms have discovered a group of cells that help the body transition from wakefulness to slumber. A good night of sleep entails about eight hours of blissful immobility -- a state ...

For millennia, humans have used knots for all kinds of reasons — to tie rope, braid hair, or weave fabrics. But there are organisms that are better at tying knots and far superior — and faster — at ...

Worms move faster in an environment riddled with randomly-placed obstacles than they do in an empty space. This surprising observation by physicists at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands ...