As much as 40 million metric tons of microplastics are released into the environment globally every year. These tiny pieces ...

They are known as a "gardener's best friend" and without them the countryside would not look the same. But just why the humble earthworm is so good at enriching the soil has remained a mystery until ...

Earthworms are a welcome sight for gardeners and farmers because the wriggling invertebrates recycle nutrients from soil, making them more accessible to plants. As worms burrow, they consume almost ...

Summer 2023 Kid’s Camp Earth, Rain, Wind, Fire and Health included sessions on one of earth’s amazing creatures, the earth worm. Lumbricus terrestris is the scientific name for the common earthworm.