Earthworms experience constant chemical interactions with bacteria, fungi, plants and small invertebrates across soil ecosystems. Even within their tissues, earthworms harbor symbiotic microbes and ...

A snake and an earthworm may seem alike at a casual glance. Their bodies are long, slender and completely without limbs, making the comparison an easy one to make. Yet the similarity is largely visual ...

A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University was conducting a four-year study in some Ohio’s most beautiful forests when they discovered more about an unfortunate truth: a relationship ...

Earthworms studied in agricultural fields have been found to contain organic chemicals from household products and manure, indicating that such substances are entering the food chain. Manure and ...

Earthworms, the hardworking invertebrates that grace the upper layers of soil, have long been considered helpful in our home gardens. Earthworms are prolific munchers, grinding up organic material and ...

Earthworms are a welcome sight for gardeners and farmers because the wriggling invertebrates recycle nutrients from soil, making them more accessible to plants. As worms burrow, they consume almost ...

Hawaii has no native earthworms, but they have spread throughout the forest in Hawaii. Research shows more worms where pigs are present, indicating that they benefit each other with the combination ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 28, 2008) Earthworms studied in agricultural fields have been found to contain chemicals from household products (including the widely marketed triclosan, a hazardous ...