Home composting is essential for serious gardeners. Affectionately known as "black gold", compost is the nutritious, loamy ...

A worm is a form of malware (malicious software) that operates as a self-contained application and can transfer and copy itself from computer to computer. It’s this ability to operate autonomously, ...

Q: I live in an apartment and would like to compost using worms. Can you tell me more about how to get started? A: Composting using worms is called vermicomposting. This type of composting uses worms ...

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Worm castings, commonly known as vermicompost, are a remarkable byproduct produced by worms as they break down organic materials, including dead leaves, kitchen scraps, and other organic matter. As ...

Rhonda Sherman holds a handful of red wigglers and their castings. This story is part of an occasional series called Dream Jobs profiling North Carolinians with jobs that may be unique, distinctive or ...

The human microbiome appears to play a significant role in health and disease, but the mechanisms of how it does so is not well understood. Researchers have used the nematode C. elegans to decipher ...