However, the researchers didn't find any evidence of zombie worms that are crucial to decompose the bones of the deceased ...

When researchers lowered whale bones into the deep ocean, they expected zombie worms to quickly move in. Instead, after 10 years, none appeared — an unsettling result tied to low-oxygen waters in the ...

In a rare experiment, when Scientists researching marine life placed whale bones in the deep sea, they expected that zombie ...

This stark highlight has moved the scientists to consider the possibility of Zombie worm extinction in certain parts of the ...

Bone-eating zombie worms vanished from Pacific canyons during a 10-year study, raising concerns that oxygen loss is altering ...

A team of researchers led by Ocean Networks Canada conducted an experiment to lure a species of deep-sea worms to colonize ...

It’s appropriate, at Halloween, to be learning about a creature nicknamed “the bone devourer” – which is honestly somehow less troubling than its proper name: the zombie worm. But the scariest thing ...

In a scary movie, creatures that can’t always be seen often provide the biggest frights for characters and viewers alike. In deep-ocean research, the absence of one particular creature—the so-called ...

Imagine finding a stray hair — then watching it slither away like a snake. Video of such a creature was shared this week on Facebook by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which identified the creepy ...