Earthworms improve the soil by aerating it, breaking down organic matter and mineralizing nutrients. Now, researchers have dug up another possible role: reducing the number and relative abundance of ...

To see just how prevalent alien earthworm species are, the Stanford team analyzed worm records from 1891to 2021 (yes, worm records are a thing), combined that with statistics from the interception of ...

Alex Phillips’ first feature film, “All Jacked Up and Full of Worms,” follows a motel worker who discovers snorting earthworms gives him a euphoric, hallucinatory trip. The man’s psychotic bender — ...

Analysis reveals imported earthworm species have colonized large swaths of North America, and represent a largely overlooked threat to native ecosystems. The researchers warn of the need to better ...

I’ve been stepping over a lot of earthworms lately, an act that makes my mind return to a science lesson on the value of these invertebrates. It was either a lesson I taught or one that I learned in ...

Spring is beginning to enter the fray and with it a bunch of weeds and insects. I want to talk about a few of the most common things you might find outside right now and some ways to handle them. As ...

A new “Earthworm Jim” animated TV series is in development, Variety has learned exclusively. The project hails from Interplay Entertainment Corp., which owns the rights to the “Earthworm Jim” games.