When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a sweeping motion to clean their own environment. Physicists at the University of ...

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

In studying how earthworms handle the extreme soil conditions within an active volcano, scientists have discovered how rapidly it adapts to the environment. Experts believe that better understanding ...

In a crowded room, we naturally move slower than in an empty space. Surprisingly, worms can show the exact opposite behavior: in an environment with randomly scattered obstacles, they tend to move ...

Earthworms don't stop shaping soil processes when they die. A new study shows they can still help store carbon in the soil, even after death. "This is quite surprising," says lead author Tullia ...