Earthworms help crops recover in microplastic-polluted soil, boosting growth and restoring soil nutrients in a new Kunming ...

Scientists studying the body size and growth patterns of non-native earthworms in the UP say they are disrupting forest ...

Earthworms do not stop shaping soil processes after they die. A new study shows they can still help store carbon in the soil, ...

Like us, it’s all chemistry for digestion! How is it that these detritivores – literally dirt eaters – turn what humans find inedible into beloved compost? After the biology and physics of swallowing ...

Summer 2023 Kid’s Camp Earth, Rain, Wind, Fire and Health included sessions on one of earth’s amazing creatures, the earth worm. Lumbricus terrestris is the scientific name for the common earthworm.

Have you ever wondered: What do earthworms eat? Most of us learn in school that earthworms are good for the soil and help maintain a healthy ecosystem. They are also food for a wide range of animals, ...

According to Canadian earthworm taxonomist John Warren Reynolds, there are 161 earthworm species at present in the United ...

When a gardener is working with soil, they are usually delighted to find earthworms — and there is good reason for that. Earthworms convert dead and decaying matter into rich soil. As they tunnel ...

Vv Acevedo reaches into one of the dirt piles that line the Arizona Worm Farm and pulls out a handful of dirt. It’s full of squirming worms buried just beneath the surface. Located near South Mountain ...

It may not have the appeal of a dawn chorus of birds, but the noises of ants, beetle larvae and worms recorded below ground can provide a snapshot of whether an ecosystem is healthy. “The idea is that ...