Scientists have discovered a new species of flatworm living in North Carolina. Although it was first spotted in the state in 2020, researchers think it originated from South America. In addition to ...

In contrast, Apomixis results from mitosis, during which genes split independently. There are a surprisingly large number of asexual animals that reproduce using parthenogenesis. These animals are ...

Shenzhou-20, the latest manned spacecraft to venture into space, carries not only astronauts but also a unique passenger: flatworms, referred to by scientists as the 'biological孙悟空' (Sun Wukong of ...

complete flatworms. They can regenerate digestive systems, reproductive organs, sensory structures, and muscle tissue. Planarians also use regeneration as a form of asexual reproduction—they can split ...

Fertility treatments raise your odds of getting pregnant with more than one baby. When you carry twins, triplets, or more, pregnancy becomes more of a challenge. It’s also less likely that all ...

Xenacoelomorpha is an enigmatic phylum, displaying various presumably simple or ancestral bilaterian features. This valuable study characterises the reproductive life history of Hofstenia miamia, a ...

Eventually, 11 flatworms, less than an inch long, were collected and brought back to the laboratory environment to be studied. Then researchers learned the worms belonged to a species new to science.

Marine flatworms are among the ocean’s most unique, albeit strange, organisms. Their undulating movements make them look like silk sheets underwater. Marine flatworms are skittish but are not ...

Space does weird things to the human body. From leaving you uncoordinated after months spent in weightlessness to atrophied muscles, space travel can wreak havoc on you physically. But growing ...