Kelly Frampton had recently moved to her new home in the country outside Eudora, Kan., when she noticed a strange looking worm on her property. “I’m trying to tell myself it’s another earthworm, but ...

In teacher Michael Taylor’s perfect world, every home in Glendale has worms. Purplish-brown worms that eat trash and wiggle in order to breathe through their skin and have five hearts, dual sex organs ...

The kitchen prep line at the legislative cafeteria in Raleigh generates about 40 pounds of food scraps a day. At most restaurants and home kitchens in America, scraps like those wind up in landfills, ...

Some grandmas do arts and crafts or bake cookies with their grandkids. Kim Ray of Londonderry raises worms. For several years, Ray has been learning about the little wigglers alongside her 9-year-old ...

Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

(2) 8- to 10-gallon plastic storage boxes (dark, not see-through) Drill (1/4- and 1/16-inch bits) Newspaper About one pound of red worms 1. Drill about 20 evenly spaced 1/4-inch holes in the bottom of ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Squishy ...