Have you ever wondered: What do earthworms eat? Most of us learn in school that earthworms are good for the soil and help maintain a healthy ecosystem. They are also food for a wide range of animals, ...

On one of the three un-raining afternoons last month, Silas and I were deep into our weekly expedition around and around the backyard kidnapping toads, frogs, salamanders, spiders, snakes, sow bugs ...

Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure into safer, high-value organic fertilizer through a process called ...

That's because non-native earthworms often feed on material above, rather than below, ground, which can dramatically change native ecosystems. It's also been found that some earthworms can alter the ...

Early November found me digging my dahlias for winter storage. Finding handfuls of earthworms in the moist soil clinging to the tubers made me realize that I wasn’t the only one working in the garden ...