Once again, hammerhead flatworms are wriggling into the spotlight — this time in Canada. The toxic and invasive pests, which originate from Southeast Asia, have the ability to regenerate even if ...

A commercial nursery in North Carolina found the unidentified flatworms in some flowerpots. They sent it to Bertone to find out what they were. Sign up for our Newsletters The flatworms are ...

Inspired by marine flatworms, the innovative device offers new possibilities for environmental monitoring and ecological research. Swimming robots play a crucial role in mapping pollution ...

A new bot addresses that issue by utilizing a swimming mechanism inspired by flatworms. Although marine flatworms generally stay on the seabed, they can swim through open water by undulating their ...

My students and I are also studying the evolutionary ecology and conservation biology of invading terrestrial flatworms of the genus Bipalium. These fascinating broadhead planarians were transported ...

Miniature electronics for autonomous operation Unlike traditional propeller-based systems, the EPFL robot uses silently undulating fins –inspired by marine flatworms – for propulsion.