Researchers wanted to quantify how much charge a jumping parasitic roundworm needed to latch on to its fruit fly host.Credit...By Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez Supported by By Alexa Robles-Gil For small ...

Physics can get real strange on the microscopic level. For tiny creatures living on this scale, these eccentricities are what allow them to thrive despite their size—including a worm that researchers ...