... Idaho soil scientist Jodi Johnson-Maynard, an associate professor in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, said an earthworm that was most likely a giant Palouse earthworm was found in early ...
... have unique molecular effects, with implications for both monitoring and remediation of toxins. The earthworm Lumbricus rubellus has long been known as an 'ecosystem engineer' for the role it plays ...
The right earthworms can make home septic systems work better. The wrong ones could do the opposite. That's the finding in a study of worm populations living in the soil near trenches receiving septic ...
When you hear the word "NASA," do visions of rocket ships dance in your head? Well think again. From now on, it's "earthworms."
Scientists show how metal-munching earthworms can help plants to clean up areas with contaminated soils.
... really what we expected to see and that indicated the presence of several new earthworm species. After investigating this further we eventually found that there are significant numbers of what we ...
Scientists have found that the UK's common or garden earthworms are far more diverse than previously thought, a discovery with important consequences for agriculture...
... thought, a discovery with important consequences for agriculture. Biologists have found that many of the common earthworm species found in gardens and on agricultural land are actually made up of a ...
... germination, water holding capacity and infiltration of the forest floor, among other things.
"The earthworms fundamentally change how the microbial community is decomposing," Filley said. "When they ...
... soils, potentially affecting the amount of carbon stored in forests. Scientists want to determine the earthworms' effect on forest chemistry by comparing carbon composition in forests that vary in ...
Forests that evolved without native earthworms now face the invasion of European earthworms from agriculture and fishing. Ripple effects could include carbon sequestration & climate change.
Giant Palouse Earthworm Lives from Washington to Idaho, but Few Ever Captured, Little Understood
... report in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. Most gardeners will tell you the earthworm is their best friend as it aerates the soil and helps break down compostable materials so ...
... meters elevation, as well as three species of small rodents that feed primarily on earthworms. One of these small rodents was originally discovered by the same Field Museum research team and formally ...
... gummy worm-like structures about 30 nanometers long—or about 3 million times smaller than an earthworm. Their iron-oxide composition allows the nanoworms to show up brightly in diagnostic devices, ...
