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 ...

They have no eyes or ears, but they’re an important feature for healthy gardens the world over. This week, we’re digging up the dirt about earthworms. * “Lumbricus terrestris,” or the common earthworm ...

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Analysis of DNA from earthworms has challenged the theory proposed by Charles Darwin. The theory dictates that creatures will go through small changes over time to enter their next evolutionary stage, ...