Hammerhead flatworms are, you guessed it, flat in appearance. The group of worms is usually referred to as the broadhead ...

Planarians are a kind of flatworm capable of regenerating almost any part of their body—from head to tail—and doing it quickly. A planarian that loses its head can regrow a new one in a week, and an ...

The hammerhead worms, also known as the broadhead planarian, is toxic and dangerous enough that can harm pets and small ...

Whitehead Member Peter W. Reddien works to shed light on that mystery through research on the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea, a flatworm with regenerative powers that have captured the imagination ...

A type of flatworm, they are found worldwide and there are 12 known species in the UK. There are two types of planarian worms: some reproduce sexually and some asexually by splitting in two.