Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the "Spence Shale Lagerstätte" have revealed an ancient sea worm unknown to science until now. The ...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of contributing authors -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1. A History of Annelida Research / ǂr Read, Geoffrey B. -- 2. Phylogeny / ǂr Struck, Torsten ...

A team of researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Germany and the University of Exeter in the U.K. has conducted the first comprehensive study of the head chemosensory organ ...

A new species of ancient sea worm with an impressively elaborate set of star-shaped chaetae has been discovered after its puzzling fossilized form was found to be animal not mineral. And just as ...

Actually, at 40 centimeters (15.7 inches) long and weighing approximately 26 grams, the earthworm named Dave has been added to the record books as the largest earthworm ever found in Britain, reports ...