The impact of agricultural chemicals on earthworm populations varies with the chemical. Inorganic nitrogen fertilizers promote greater plant production than in unfertilized fields and therefore higher ...

Researchers at Nankai University in China put earthworms to the test, using tomato plants growing in soil contaminated by ...

“I think it’s going to be important if we’re going to grow terrestrial crops to use all the tools that we have on Earth,” she said. “Worms and microorganisms are things that help our ...

This project will show children how worms turn plant waste into soil, introduce them to 'recycling' and 'useful waste', and encourage them to look closely at worms and other garden wildlife.