Earthworms (Lumbricina) are common terrestrial invertebrates of the order Annelida, known as ringed or segmented worms. They ...

​The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) unveiled the 2025 catalogue of biological species in China on Thursday, documenting a ...

Earthworms are important drivers of global food production, contributing to approximately 6.5% of grain yield and 2.3% of legumes produced worldwide each year, according to new work published by ...

The humble earthworm is ubiquitous and has largely enjoyed a positive reputation as one of nature’s most celebrated do-gooders. But the impact of earthworms on various ecosystems is surprisingly ...

Earthworms are important drivers of global food production, contributing to approximately 6.5% of grain yield and 2.3% of legumes produced worldwide each year, according to new work published by ...

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Since the late 1800s people have been importing earthworms to the shores of the Americas from nearly every other continent in order to bolster farms and gardens. The worms help in this regard ...

Who'd ever think that earthworms are anything but bird food and fish bait? Well, turns out earthworms also are a problem for forests and the birds that nest there. It's because we have no native ...

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 ...