Earthworms are categorized by the three underground levels they inhabit: litter dwellers that live in the debris of crops or on forest floors; topsoil dwellers that burrow in the top two-to-three ...

CT scans of Cretaceous fossils reveal seven ancient worm species that bored into marine bones and shaped deep-sea ecosystems.

Most people are aware of earthworms, but probably give them little thought. Some have a notion they are "good for the soil". Others regard them with distaste and think of slimy animals associated ...

How earthworms become vital engineers of the landscape. Subscribe To Newsletters ... The origin of these so-named surales was somehow attributed to burrowing animals, from worms to termites, ...

Researchers studying ancient sea bed burrows and trails have discovered that bottom burrowing animals were among the first to bounce back after the end-Permian mass extinction.

Researchers studying ancient sea bed burrows and trails have discovered that bottom burrowing animals were among the first to bounce back after the end-Permian mass extinction.

On a rainy day, you'll often see lots of earthworms on sidewalks and roads. But what makes the worms crawl away from the safety of the soil when it's raining? Some people assume worms come to the ...

Many burrowing animals, from worms to legless lizards (and there are at least 8 groups of those), have long bodies and no limbs, so it’s tempting to think that these features are a prerequisite ...