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People are 'de-worming' themselves using digestive supplements, but experts say they're just flushing out good bacteria
TikTok users said they found dead worms in their poop after using a digestive supplement called Par…
Canela López
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A man who survived 31 days in the Amazon jungle says he ate worms, drank his own urine, and fended off wild pigs to stay alive
Jhonatan Acosta said he fended off wild pigs, ate insects, and drank his own urine to survive after…
Aditi Bharade
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A 'wormnado' appeared on a New Jersey sidewalk and scientists are divided over what caused it
A spiral of worms appeared on a sidewalk in Hoboken, New Jersey. The cause of the so-called "worm t…
Joshua Zitser
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Mysterious, 20-million-year-old tunnels in the ancient ocean floor came from 6-foot-long carnivorous worms, a study found
Bobbit worms ambush prey from tunnels under the sand. A new study shows their ancestors haunted the…
Aylin Woodward
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How to tell if your cat has worms and what to do about it
Cats who have symptoms like vomiting, soft stool, or a loss of appetite may have roundworms, tapewo…
Madeline Kennedy,Sorin McKnig…
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Jumping 'snake worms' are taking over US forests and that's bad news for other creepy crawlers
Scientists suspect climate change is to blame.
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Virginia residents discovered a 'snake' that's actually a giant invasive worm and is nearly impossible to kill
Hammerhead worms have a half-moon-shaped head and can be the size of a snake. A worm can "pinch off…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A scientist won $1.8 million to study how parasitic worms suppress our immune systems with venom to live inside us undetected
The NIH has awarded Adler Dillman $1.8 million to figure out how parasitic worms, or nematodes, use…
Aylin Woodward
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How to tell if your dog has worms and the most effective way to treat it
Dogs get worms from eating feces or getting bitten by an infected flea. Here are signs that your do…
Ashley Laderer,Sorin McKnight
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What is a computer worm? Here's how to protect yourself from the replicating malware
A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and ex…
Dave Johnson
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People are poisoning themselves trying to treat or prevent COVID-19 with a horse de-worming drug
Poison control is fielding calls from people using high doses of ivermectin obtained from veterinar…
Canela López
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Why do dogs eat grass? 6 reasons your pooch is munching on your lawn, from anxiety to worms
Dogs eat grass for a number of reasons, ranging from fiber cravings to stomach troubles. It may als…
Madeline Kennedy,Sorin McKnig…
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People taking dangerous doses of ivermectin for COVID-19 say they're pooping out worms, but it's probably vegetables or mucus
People are self-medicating with an unproven horse-deworming drug because they falsely think it cure…
Andrea Michelson,Madison Hall
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Scientists revived a tiny worm-like animal after 24,000 years frozen in Siberian ice. It was still able to eat and reproduce.
The findings could provide clues into how to better freeze multicellular tissues like human organs,…
Marianne Guenot
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Doctors found a worm over an inch long inside a woman's tonsil after she ate sashimi
A woman in Tokyo went to the hospital complaining she'd had a sore throat after eating sashimi. Doc…
Gabby Landsverk
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NASA's chief brought back a famous old 'worm' logo for SpaceX to use during its historic first launch of astronauts
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said the matter was "personal" for him because he grew up with t…
Bryan Pietsch,Dave Mosher
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State Department staff warned a Trump-appointed official against investigating COVID-19's origins, fearing a probe would 'open a can of worms,' a leaked memo says
State department official Thomas DiNanno said staff in his bureau told managers investigating COVID…
Anna Cooban
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Facebook's massive data breach is 'opening a can of worms'
"The concern is that you're opening a can of worms," Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter told Business …
Jacob Sonenshine
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Deep in California's Monterey Bay, scientists captured an underwater 'bonanza' as octopuses, fish, and worms feasted on a dead whale
Whale carcasses that sink to the bottom of the ocean like this are called "whale falls." They becom…
Aylin Woodward
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A Worm Moon is coming tonight - here's what that actually means
The second full moon in a calendar month is sometimes called a Blue Moon - so the next full moon in…