From ants to caterpillars, Stanford is no stranger to campus critters. A recent Stanford study found that imported earthworm species have taken over much of North America, potentially threatening ...

You might not have thought much about earthworms. If so, it may surprise you to learn that Charles Darwin studied earthworms for 40 years, earthworms are causing a climate change controversy, there is ...

Early November found me digging my dahlias for winter storage. Finding handfuls of earthworms in the moist soil clinging to the tubers made me realize that I wasn’t the only one working in the garden ...

Earthworms are a welcome sight for gardeners and farmers because the wriggling invertebrates recycle nutrients from soil, making them more accessible to plants. As worms burrow, they consume almost ...

Even before I started gardening as a teenager in my New York suburb, I had been taught to regard earthworms with an almost holy awe. I probably learned this from my gardener mother. In any event, I ...