Earthworms creep along the ground by alternately squeezing and stretching muscles along the length of their bodies, inching forward with each wave of contractions. Snails and sea cucumbers also use this mechanism, called ...
Robotics
Aug 10, 2012
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From the clothes and make-up we wear to the electronic devices we use every day, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous. But while industry has mastered the production of such materials, little is known about their fate once ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 24, 2013
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Earthworms introduced into northern North America have a negative impact on the insect fauna above ground. Soil ecologists, led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University describe ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2022
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(AP) -- The giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from eastern Washington into the Idaho panhandle - its very name evoking the fictional sandworms from "Dune" ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2009
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A team of UK researchers believe earthworms could provide a window into past climates, allowing scientists to piece together the prevailing weather conditions thousands of years ago.
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2013
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As two important greenhouse gases, about 20% and 62% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions originate from the soil, especially agricultural and forest soils. Therefore, it is necessary to explore ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2022
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There's a wriggling invader beneath your feet and it's steadily, silently nibbling away at forest diversity. New field research from U of T Mississauga shows for the first time that invasive earthworms are eating forest seed ...
Ecology
May 5, 2016
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Research from Cranfield University has found that using cover crops to protect soil and introduce organic matter increases earthworm numbers and provides financial savings for farmers.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2019
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Seven new species of mice have been found by local and US scientists in the mountains of the Philippines, the government's environment department said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2011
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A new study suggests that non-native worms are eating up the forest floor, causing sugar maples to die back and perhaps harming other forest dwellers.
Environment
Aug 14, 2017
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