If you’re wondering whether you should inspect your fir for a Christmas tree worm this holiday season, you don’t have to worry. During the holiday season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Do you know that many of our coral reefs here in Hawai‘i are just covered in what looks like tiny, two-inch-long Christmas trees that grow on top of the live coral? There are some strange animals that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many holiday animals are affected by climate change. Pictured here: A herd of reindeer, two ocean-dwelling worms shaped like ...

Despite their name, Christmas tree worms aren’t going to eat up fir and pine trees often used during the holiday season, scientists say. The creatures live in the ocean. Matt Hardy via Unsplash If you ...

Can a worm help save a coral reef? Yes and that is exactly what kio the Christmastree worm does. Kio is only three inches long and it makes a ridged calcium carbonate tube right into a live coral.