Soil might look like dirt, but it’s actually a bustling underground city, and earthworms are the VIPs everyone wants at the party. These wriggly, glossy engineers don’t just wiggle around for fun—they ...

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 ...

These changes make it easier for plants to take up potentially toxic metals from contaminated land. Earthworms could be the future ""21st Century eco-warriors"", scientists suggested at the British ...