An enormous black worm that lives in the mud of the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria has been unveiled by scientists for the first time. The slimy giant ...

The three-foot long creature has long eluded scientists, but they finally got a closer look Jason Daley Correspondent The giant shipworm, Kuphus polythalamia, is not new to science. As Ben Guarino at ...

Secret of the world’s most destructive and intriguing mollusk has implications for everything from climate change to human health AMHERST, Mass. – They bedeviled ancient Greek navies, helped shipwreck ...