Scientists have uncovered a new fossilized animal along the farthest northern reaches of Greenland's shoreline: a giant carnivorous worm once at the top of the ancient ocean's food chain.

One of the earliest rulers of this ancient animal kingdom – a giant carnivorous worm – has now been found in fossil form. More than 518 million years ago, the roughly 30-centimeter-long ...

The new species would have resembled the iconic "sandworms" from the science fiction franchise "Dune", one researcher said.

I had been wanting to film Eunice aphroditois, a Bobbit worm, for years. It’s a giant carnivorous worm that can grow over a metre long. With dagger sharp jaws and lightning fast reactions ...

Giant predatory worms are invading France. The worms are part of a group of species called hammerhead flatworms, which originate in tropical Asia. The worms have gone largely unnoticed for close ...

An ancient worm discovered in Herefordshire was a carnivorous predator that stuck ... Radnorscolex is reminiscent of giant worms in the Hollywood film Dune, according to Dr Richie Howard, curator ...

Now, it's been solved: The architects behind the tunnels were 6-foot-long worms that lived about 20 million years ago, according to a study published this week. Fossil evidence helped the study ...