Earthworms don't stop shaping soil processes when they die. A new study shows they can still help store carbon in the soil, even after death. "This is quite surprising," says lead author Tullia ...

Most people are aware of earthworms, but probably give them little thought. Some have a notion they are "good for the soil". Others regard them with distaste and think of slimy animals associated with ...

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Earthworms are a common species found everywhere— including in the Natural State. “We have our native worms,” said Vic Ford with the University of Arkansas Systems Division of ...

When Charles Darwin first proposed how evolution works in 1859, it seemed plausible. Tiny changes stack up over time, eventually leading a species to become something entirely different. Aside from ...

Our back lawn looks like a football team ran across it in cleats, bringing up bits of rich, dark soil that slowly fade into the grass as it rains or they get stepped on. I couldn’t be happier. Our ...

A species of earthworms is spreading throughout the state and destroying plant life in the process. Entomologist Gale Ridge with the Agriculture Experiment Station in New Haven says the worms can ...