Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

For many years, farmers and gardeners prioritized the chemical and physical properties of soils in which plants were grown over the biological properties of these soils. Thankfully, we have learned ...

Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure ...

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 ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A ravenous species of earthworm has arrived in Connecticut with the potential to cause all sorts of damage to forests and wildlife. The so-called “jumping worms” can ...

In any single location, there are typically more earthworms and more earthworm species found in temperate regions than in the tropics. Global climate change could lead to significant shifts in ...

Scientists have discovered a thriving population of Mediterranean earthworms in an urban farm in Dublin, Ireland. The findings by University College Dublin scientists published in the journal Biology ...

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, now we’ve got jumping earthworms on our hands? Yep, you heard it right, a new invasive species has reared its eyeless and squirming head in these parts, ...