Invasive South American Earthworm Quietly Takes Over Protected Forests in Northeast India
A year-long survey of two protected subtropical forests in Manipur, India, reveals that the invasive South American earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus ...
Tag: earthworms
Earthworms Edge Out Composting in Breaking Down PLA/PBAT Bioplastic Bags, Study Finds
A 120-day lab-scale trial shows earthworm-assisted vermicomposting slightly outperformed conventional composting at disintegrating PLA/PBAT bioplastic bags, though neither mesophilic process ...
Underground Life Takes Center Stage as Soil Book Claims Top Ecology Prize
Frank Ashwood's The World Beneath Our Feet has won the British Ecological Society's Marsh Ecology Book of the Year 2026 ...
Thirty Years of Manure and Fertilizer Reveal Bottom-Up Rules That Reshape the Soil Food Web in Rice–Wheat Fields
A thirty-year Chinese field experiment shows that manure-based fertilization enriches the soil food web in rice–wheat systems primarily through bottom-up ...
Earthworm Immune Cells Falter When They Eat Plastic Laced with Additives
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth found that polystyrene microplastic particles and the additive Irgafos 168 reduce immune cell viability ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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