There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Worms stir fascination in kids. They wiggle and squirm, and seemingly vanish into the dirt. And adults aren't immune to such interest. Worms are incredibly useful - especially to the backyard gardener ...

Worm prices have nearly quadrupled in the last 7 years as climate change and surging demand create supply crisis ...

The kitchen prep line at the legislative cafeteria in Raleigh generates about 40 pounds of food scraps a day. At most restaurants and home kitchens in America, scraps like those wind up in landfills, ...

Some grandmas do arts and crafts or bake cookies with their grandkids. Kim Ray of Londonderry raises worms. For several years, Ray has been learning about the little wigglers alongside her 9-year-old ...

In teacher Michael Taylor’s perfect world, every home in Glendale has worms. Purplish-brown worms that eat trash and wiggle in order to breathe through their skin and have five hearts, dual sex organs ...