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Earthworms act as ecosystem engineers and over centuries, they have shaped the landscape and changed the soils on the Isle of Rum in Scotland. Here’s how.
Starfish reproduce by splitting in two. A new fossil reveals how ancient this ability is.
My passion for earthworms and ecology led me to continuing Darwin’s experiments in his own ‘back garden’
And why earthworms are careful to select a mate of the same size as themselves.
The last full moon of winter can illuminate earthworms in newly-thawed soil.
Rock dust is only part of the story of soil. Living creatures, many of them too tiny to see, keep that soil healthy for growing everything from food to forests.
Thawing permafrost in the far north is an inviting prospect for invertebrate burrowers.
Pink blood, green blood, or no blood at all – when it comes to what’s inside a worm’s body, the answer is more complicated – and fascinating – than you’d think.
Was Darwin inspired by the tropical wildlife of his travels to discover natural selection? Actually, pigeons, worms and barnacles were far more prominent in his thinking.
Most of the earthworms in the US Northeast and upper Midwest are nonnative species. Scientists are finding increasing evidence that invasive worms and invasive plants may help each other.
We focus on large, charismatic animals at the expense of these crucial ‘lowly creatures’.
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Reader in Ecology, University of Lancashire
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