The beetles were studied in their larval form, when they resemble mealworms. The experts observed that these so-called ...

Nursing a broken heart this Valentine's Day? Nursing an even bigger grudge against the former flame who ripped out your soul and stomped that sucker flat? Well, cheer up because the Columbus Zoo and ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Then, it’s time for Butterfly, Superworm’s friend and someone for whom he’s always there when he’s ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Olivia Colman (“The Crown”), Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”), Patricia Allison (“Sex Education”) and Rob Brydon (“The Trip” franchise) lead the voice cast of BBC animation special “Superworm.” Based on the ...

A so-called “superworm” is equipped with its own new-to-science superpower: consuming and breaking down plastic products like Styrofoam. Darkling beetles survive in a wide range of habitats, and so do ...

correctionA previous version of this article incorrectly referred to Styrofoam multiple times based on the research paper cited. The article should have said plastic foam or foam; Styrofoam is a ...

The frustrated farmer’s once-healthy superworms were exhibiting distressed, uncontrollable wiggling and blackening followed by stiffening, liquefaction, and death. He wasn’t the only one who had ...

The BBC is once again turning to Oscar-nominated Magic Light Pictures for its latest animation special. The studio behind The Gruffalo will bring Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s book Superworm to ...