To eradicate the cutworms, Beaton and the farm simply used water. They saturated the entire field with water for a couple of ...

Attorneys, advocates, detainees and families are speaking out about the makeshift migrant detention center Republican Gov.

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah has pitched for expanding the footprints of natural farming in the country, ...

Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized ...

Fireflies light up the night sky at New Canaan Land Trust's Marvin, Massarella, & Friends Firefly Sanctuary in New Canaan, ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

Earthworms, for example, add air to the soil and help cycle nutrients. Therefore, when they consume plastic, it affects the animals that prey on them, the soil they live in, and even the food we grow.

Concerns have been raised after a recent workshop recording earthworms at a site in Co Down found a low number in the soil, with the killer invasive ‘New Zealand’ flatworm species believed to ...

In this process, soil particles along with digested organic material are coated with mucous from the worms’ digestive tracts. The result is pure fertilizer for your garden.

Imagine peering into your backyard after a rainstorm, watching earthworms wriggle through the soil. Suddenly, a question bubbles up: What would happen if you cut one of these creatures in half?

The function of an earthworm is simple: they eat soil and grind it up, using an organ similar to a chicken’s gizzard, and then poop it out. Worm droppings are called “castings” and because of the worm ...