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 ...

The worms can reproduce without mating, resulting in quick infestations ...

As much as 40 million metric tons of microplastics are released into the environment globally every year. These tiny pieces ...

Earthworms are important because they have the capability to maintain the fertility of the soil and, therefore, play a key ...

Earthworms could have the potential to replace some high-cost mineral/synthetic fertilizers, new research suggests. Researchers at University College Dublin have unearth fresh insight into the soil ...

Environmentalists in China are warning against a growing trend of using gadgets to electrocute earthworms, as it may also harm the soil’s health. The sale of the soft and slimy invertebrates is a ...

Charles Darwin liked an earthworm. What earthworms felt about Charles Darwin is less clear. For 40 years he studied them, thought about them and experimented on them. He exhaled on them to see if they ...