In a small community plot at Salem’s Sunnyside Gardens in October, Kathy Arnold crouched beside her Swiss chard last October. She turned the soil with a gardening fork until she unearthed what she was ...

They flounced through the grass, the summer breeze tousling their curly pompadours. They sprawled in the sun, some panting serenely as they flopped in their owners’ arms. A group of terriers and their ...

A class-action lawsuit accuses a Paddock Lake McDonald's of serving drinks contaminated with live worms and raw sewage. The lawsuit claims the franchise owner and shift manager knew about the worms ...

So Scottish in origins they have a tartan named in their honour, a rare breed of bouffant-headed dogs will get their Edmonton moment in the sun on World Dandie Dinmont Day. Technically, they’re rarer ...

Researcher Brad Herrick holds a handful of invasive jumping worms in Madison, Wisconsin. Herrick says the University of Wisconsin is beginning to study the possible impacts of the worms on agriculture ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal ...

Dandie Dinmont terriers have the look of a lapdog but the heart of a hunter. In their land of origin, near the border between England and Scotland, local farmers prized them for their ability to "go ...

Jumping worms, also known as "snake worms" or "crazy worms," are rapidly spreading across the country, and recently made it to the West. Reading time 3 minutes Agriculture officials are sounding the ...

An invasive earthworm that can rapidly destroy soil and plant life has now been detected in Colorado, state officials confirmed. Known as the Asian jumping worm — or “crazy worm” — the species spreads ...

A destructive "jumping worm" species is threatening gardens in Colorado and the West, state officials said, as they urged green thumbs to keep their eyes peeled for the invasive pests. Subscribe to ...

The worms can reproduce without mating, resulting in quick infestations Colorado Department of Agriculture The Colorado Department of Agriculture has issued an invasive pest alert for the Asian ...