Earthworms move through the soil not just by wriggling around, but by sending peristaltic waves down their bodies. A new bio-inspired robot, which employs that same strategy, could one day be used in ...

Scientists have known for decades that some animals use the Earth's magnetic field to help them navigate, kind of like an internal GPS. How they do it, though, remains unclear. NPR's Nate Rott reports ...

You might not have thought much about earthworms. If so, it may surprise you to learn that Charles Darwin studied earthworms for 40 years, earthworms are causing a climate change controversy, there is ...

Scientists have known for decades that some animals use the Earth's magnetic field to help them navigate. Think of it as an internal GPS. But how it all works remains unclear. NPR's Nate Rott reports ...