KHQ.COM - Heavy rains have been coming down in Queensland, Australia and the flooded grounds are bringing lots of earthworms to the surface... but not just any earthworms... giant earthworms! Yes, the ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Australia is renowned for being being filled with dangerous animals that can ...

Gut secret How earthworms happily munch through leaves that are toxic to other plant-eaters has always been a mystery. But a new study has found that the worms produce special compounds in their gut ...

THE number of NATURE published on June 28 last contains (p. 197) an interesting paper by Prof. Baldwin Spencer, which deals with the excretory system of the gigantic Australian earthworm Megascolides.

An international research team from Spain, China, and Australia reports that earthworms, by breaking down organic matter and mineralizing nutrients in soil, may also be reducing the number and ...