Early November found me digging my dahlias for winter storage. Finding handfuls of earthworms in the moist soil clinging to the tubers made me realize that I wasn’t the only one working in the garden ...

You might not have thought much about earthworms. If so, it may surprise you to learn that Charles Darwin studied earthworms for 40 years, earthworms are causing a climate change controversy, there is ...

Plenty of Wisconsin gardeners are suffering from worm confusion. Alarms sounded a few years ago about invasive jumping worms, ramping up the anxiety for a pastime meant to enjoy and help unwind. Mulch ...

Earthworms may be helpful in a compost heap or in the soil of a vegetable garden. But they are a destructive force in Minnesota’s hardwood forests – chomping up entire layers of the forest floor and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An organism we rarely see is transforming the Earth. Invasive ...

Who'd ever think that earthworms are anything but bird food and fish bait? Well, turns out earthworms also are a problem for forests and the birds that nest there. It's because we have no native ...

To see just how prevalent alien earthworm species are, the Stanford team analyzed worm records from 1891to 2021 (yes, worm records are a thing), combined that with statistics from the interception of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 2018, 27 million tons of plastic were dumped into American ...

They are the farmer's friend, but data on the earthworms of Northern Ireland is thin on the ground. A team of scientists is hoping to plug that gap by gathering samples for analysis and training ...