With the spring season approaching, you might start to see small, coiled piles of soil scattered across your lawn. These are ...

But there are organisms in the soil— creatures you can't see with your naked eye—which scientists use to measure soil health. Nematodes are among the creatures that scientists look for.

When digging in the dirt, you've likely seen a worm or two. Many people want to attract worms to their gardens. But are all worms healthy for your outdoor space? No, they are not! Before deciding ...

You'll go looking for earthworms by using mustard water to bring them to the surface of bare soil. The class can compare the number of worms found in different locations and discuss what this means ...

A new tablet being developed to cure intestinal worms has shown promising results in trials and could help eradicate the ...

The power of non-native worms can be harnessed for good through vermicomposting: marshalling worms to eat your scraps and produce castings ...

Vermicomposting uses various species of worms, typically red wigglers, to decompose organic waste such as food scraps.

Worms can live for up to 10 years. Worms eat their own weight in organic waste, soil and minerals and excrete their own weight in castings daily, which makes compost and enriches the soil.

The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces ...

the use of castings (worm waste material) as a high quality soil amendment, were a cloak to hide Bradley’s scam. Bradley started B&B Worm Farm in Meeker, Okla., in 1998, and offered growers red ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

Has this cold, dreary weather been making you wish you could get outside and play in the “dirt”? Or perhaps you’re looking for ways to improve your garden soil during ...