elegans. As Randy Cassada (University of Freiburg) first noted in 1987, wild C. elegans show two distinct behavior patterns in the presence of food. Solitary strains like the N2 common lab worm ...

On a rainy day, you'll often see lots of earthworms on sidewalks and roads. But what makes the worms crawl away from the safety of the soil when it's raining? Some people assume worms come to the ...

A recent study finds that microplastics from biobased fibers like viscose and lyocell are more toxic to earthworms than those from petrochemical-based polyester (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024 ...

Earthworms are the engineers of the soil, bringing benefits to farmers The first global atlas of earthworms has been compiled, based on surveys at 7,000 sites in 56 countries. The findings will ...

Two conflicting memories can both be activated in a worm's brain, even if only one memory actively drives the animal's behavior ... that by conditioning male worms to have both positive and ...