The giant Gippsland earthworm, native to southeastern Australia's Bass River Valley, can grow up to 9.8 feet long. Listed as ...

Earthworms are vital for soil health, enriching and aerating earth while breaking down organic matter. With 6,000 species ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden ecosystem beneath hydrothermal vents on the seafloor, revealing life in volcanic caves.

A research project to understand how climate change is affecting UK earthworms has begun. Prof Mark Hodson, a soil scientist in the environment and geography department at University of York, is one ...

Mint plants are pretty low-maintenance, but when planted in the ground they quickly take over. Here's how to keep your potted ...

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 ...

Giant worms found wriggling under the Pacific seabed have unveiled a thriving ecosystem in a fiercely hostile environment, ...

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Earthworms are considered vital creatures that help keep soil healthy by eating andrecycling organic matter, but they face an ...

Farming for Nature is a movement of dairy and tillage farmers towards sustainable practices that respect the land ...

Previously, scientists thought only microbes and viruses could live beneath the seafloor crust where tectonic plates meet.

The fall bite is on and leads the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Photo at the top is Bob Johnson on the Kankakee ...