For millennia, humans have used knots for all kinds of reasons—to tie rope, braid hair, or weave fabrics. But there are organisms that are better at tying knots and far superior—and faster—at ...

Let's talk about worms. It's interesting to note the different reactions that occur when the name is mentioned to various people. Women usually make moue or grimace. Fishermen smile and nod ...

Researchers wanted to understand precisely how blackworms execute tangling and ultrafast untangling movements for a myriad of biological functions. They researched the topology of the tangles. Their ...