Earthworms move through the soil not just by wriggling around, but by sending peristaltic waves down their bodies. A new bio-inspired robot, which employs that same strategy, could one day be used in ...

Currently, my laboratory is replicating creatures such as earthworms, water striders, snails, and wharf roaches in order to develop robots which are capable of performing in extreme environments of ...

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 ...

Earthworms are extremely beneficial in the soil, where they provide aeration and help turn decaying matter into nutrients. While these creatures need ample moisture to survive, they move to drier ...

Scientists have known for decades that some animals use the Earth's magnetic field to help them navigate, kind of like an internal GPS. How they do it, though, remains unclear. NPR's Nate Rott reports ...

Scientists have known for decades that some animals use the Earth's magnetic field to help them navigate. Think of it as an internal GPS. But how it all works remains unclear. NPR's Nate Rott reports ...

SEQUIM — Brad Griffith gets down and dirty with earthworms and loves it. “You’re talking about the bottom of the barrel here,” he said with a wry grin, indicating that if you can’t have a sense of ...