A wetland is a transition zone and has intermediate environmental conditions between dryland and open water. It provides a suitable environment for the survival of local and global bio-diversity due ...

Submitted by Russel Barsh, director of Kwiaht. Ask any extension program or gardening blogger, and they will probably assure you that worms are good for soil health. Check online, and there are ...

Invasive earthworms are changing the makeup of soil in Canada's boreal forests, new University of Alberta research shows. The study is one of the first to highlight how non-native earthworms are ...

An alien invasion capable of triggering catastrophic changes is underway across North America. At least 70 imported earthworm species have colonized the continent, and represent a largely overlooked ...

Nonnative earthworms have colonized much of the North American continent, posing a threat to native ecosystems, a recent analysis reveals. Writing in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, ...

Earthworms play a key role in soil carbon mineralization, but their effect is highly uncertain and suspected to vary as a function of several factors, particularly the earthworm density and time from ...

If you’ve ever discovered a tiny, shiny, worm-like creature in your garden soil or flowerpot, chances are it isn’t a worm at all. What you’re likely seeing is a Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops ...