A study reveals how invasive worms are disrupting forests in the northern United States and changing key soils.

Jumping” and “worm” are two words that don’t seem like they should go together. Just imagining such a thing is enough to ...

You might not have thought much about earthworms. If so, it may surprise you to learn that Charles Darwin studied earthworms for 40 years, earthworms are causing a climate change controversy, there is ...

The most common worms in gardens include earthworms (often called nightcrawlers), nematodes, and the worm-like larvae of beetles, moths, and caterpillars. Generally speaking, earthworms are beneficial ...

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 floor and ...

Even before I started gardening as a teenager in my New York suburb, I had been taught to regard earthworms with an almost holy awe. I probably learned this from my gardener mother. In any event, I ...

Earthworms are considered a gardener's best friend, but studies from environmental scientists show that non-native earthworms are harming native species in the northern regions of North America. MALTE ...