Science Fiction Horror Wriggles Into Reality with Discovery of Giant Sulfur-Powered Shipworm

Monday, April 17, 2017 - 15:32 in Biology & Nature

Our world seems to grow smaller by the day as biodiversity rapidly dwindles, but Mother Earth still has a surprise or two up her sleeve. An international team of researchers were the first to investigate a never before studied species a giant, black, mud dwelling, worm-like animal. The findings will be published online in the Apr. 17 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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