On a recent sunny autumn day, Dr. Flinn led students in field collection of worms in carefully plotted locations around Wallace Lake. Teams of mostly freshmen poured a mustard water mixture into the ...

Earthworms are special because they keep our soil healthy. From the outside they appear inconspicuous. But what earthworms look like from the inside, from their organs to the microbes and parasites ...

Although earthworms may seem like simple creatures that live in the soil, they are actually more complex than you might realize. Watch the video for more details on earthworm biology and their ...

For decades, scientists have been developing soft robots inspired by a creature often taken for granted - the humble earthworm. Though specific features will vary by species, many earthworms are ...

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Aug., 1991), pp. 305-318 (14 pages) A comparative analysis of earthworm populations in seral Khasi pine forest represented by Pinus kesiya 5- and 35-year ...

Earthworms do not increase greenhouse gas emissions (CO 2 and N 2 O) in an ecotron experiment simulating a three-crop rotation system Figure 2: Net loss of SOC compared with the initial field soil.

The digging, stirring and overturning of soil by conventional ploughing in tillage farming is severely damaging earthworm populations around the world, say scientists. The findings show a systematic ...

Say hello to Dave, the largest earthworm ever discovered in Britain. This ridiculously long specimen of the common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) was discovered by Paul Rees of Widness, UK, who ...