Often earthworms leave small mounds or clumps of granular soil (castings) scattered about in the lawn or garden. The castings may be seen as a nuisance when they are in a high abundance.

Good soil is the starting point for a garden that grows well. It feeds your plants, holds water, and helps roots grow strong.

At his Dutch research lab at Wageningen University, two small worms were recently born from a colony living in soil created by NASA to simulate the dirt found on Mars.

Earthworms, the hardworking invertebrates that grace the upper layers of soil, have long been considered helpful in our home gardens. Earthworms are prolific munchers, grinding up organic material ...

Study shows earthworms “can have significant impacts on soil properties and processes through their feeding, casting and burrowing activity. Earthworms to the Rescue - AgWeb ...

Earthworms are vital for soil health, enriching and aerating earth while breaking down organic matter. With 6,000 species ...

Earthworms are epigeic, endogeic, or anecic worms. Epigeic worms are the surface dwellers, they like the top two to three inches of soil. Epigeic is the Greek translation for ‘on the earth.’ ...

Earthworms also provide soil nutrients essential to plant growth by consuming organic matter and producing castings (excrement) that contain several nutrients used by plants including nitrogen ...

Using soil samples from your own area, your class will get up close and see what they can find inside different soils. A practical observation activity looking at soil in detail, with discussion ...

All Minnesota worms are invasive, but which ones do you need to worry about? An expert weighs in 05:11. MINNEAPOLIS – Last week, the National Weather Service issued a "worm warning" in southern ...

Begin with 500g of worms and 2kg of brown waste as bedding, place the worms on one side of the bedding and add food to the other side, providing two areas for the worms to escape if needed.

Microplastics are present in UK soil, invertebrates, and small mammals, with 19% of hedgehog fecal samples and up to 29% of earthworms containing plastics. Polyester is the most common type detected.