Horsehair worms can control a host's brain and steer it to water, where it drowns. Scientists have studied the worms' mind-controlling power for years. But what's really going on? New research shows ...

Scientists have unraveled the secret behind the horsehair worm's ability to control its host. A research team led by Professor Takuya Sato of Kobe University, Japan, announced in the international ...

A team led by Tappei Mishina at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has discovered that parasites manipulate their hosts using stolen genes that they likely acquired through a ...

Stomach-churning footage shared to Reddit shows the moment several slender, slithering creatures wiggle out of the bug’s corpse. The video, shared with the caption: “Better call the Men In Black,” has ...