Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms. Now, researchers have discovered that this process is ...

SPECIMENS of Planaria albissima, Vejd., a Triclad Turbellarian not hitherto known to occur in Britain, have been collected in the environs of Aberystwyth, Wales. My preliminary identification was ...

A new endemic species of land planarian, Diporodemus merridithae, belonging to subfamily Microplaninae is described from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This is the first report of a new land ...

Through the humble Planaria worm, Temple University researchers hope to discover what happens when drug abusers who take more than one drug --a common practice-- go into withdrawal. Their work ...

Tests for skin treatments could be screened using flatworms rather than other animals such as rabbits, according to new research.