From Puglia to Sicily, reports of the presence of Fireworm (or fireworm) in the Italian seas and throughout the Mediterranean, from Spain to Greece, are multiplying. It is a carnivorous, voracious, ...

A new study looks at the genes behind an incredible, luminous seasonal mating display produced by swarms of bioluminescent marine Bermuda fireworms. The new research confirms that the enzymes ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, there's another creepy crawly, slimy, slippery creature to warn you about that can make your beach trip miserable.

The mating ritual of the Bermuda fireworms (Odontosyllis enopla) is precisely timed. Beginning on the third night after the full Moon in summer and fall, at 22 minutes after sunset, spawning females ...

As if sharks, jellyfish and stingrays weren't enough to worry about at the beach. Now Texans can add fireworms to the mix. A few of the unusual and poisonous marine critters were spotted along the ...

A group of biologists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered a new fireworm species in Hong Kong waters and named it Chloeia bimaculata. It is the fourth named species to be added to ...

A new study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History looks at the genes behind an incredible, luminous seasonal mating display produced by swarms of bioluminescent marine Bermuda ...