Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have discovered a virus that caused a nationwide die-off of superworms, a common food for birds, reptiles, other pets and, more and more so, even for humans ...

Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to ...

A team of researchers has found an unexpected new use for superworms: cleaning animal skeletons for museum collections.

Superworms, a mealworm-like form of beetle larva commonly used as pet food, are efficient cleaners of skeletons, according to a study published in PLOS One by Fatemeh Rastekar of Ferdowsi University ...

Flesh-eating superworms could be used to clean skeletons for museum displays, according to new research. The mealworm-like form of beetle larva, commonly used as pet food, are ultra efficient cleaners ...