Worms

With the second part of Denis Villeneuve's film franchise of Frank Herbert's fantasy novel, Dune, currently in cinemas, we ask if the fictional worms in the movie share anything in common with real… Audio

Local communities around Christchurch's port are calling for urgent action to slow the spread of huge sea worms.

In some cases, Mediterranean fanworms have grown to more than half a metre long.

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A Christchurch boy has had one of the best days of his life after discovering a giant earthworm in his backyard.

Nine-year-old Barnaby Domigan made the discovery at the bottom of his garden. Lisa… Video, Audio

Wellingtonians Gijs and Trish Veling were looking for the perfect place to retire - they found it up a gravel road near Kaeo and live as gently as they can on the land. They have a bountiful organic… Audio

Best of 2022 - MyNoke is the world's largest worm-farming operation and it's still growing. Audio

Suzanne McFadden talks about the complexities and joys of worm farming. Audio

Soiling your undies isn't normally encouraged, unless it's for the good of science! Students from six North Otago schools are undertaking a number of activities to assess soil health in their schools… Audio

This week's critter lives under Auckland and is a mysterious species. It's big, it's hairy and it glows in the dark. Audio

Growing a variety of tall plants with deeper roots and not overgrazing are two key principles for South Otago grazing coach Siobhan Griffin.  She is working with Tony and Michelle Pringle who run a… Audio

Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their… Audio

Science news with Dr Chris Smith, and how some parasites, like intestinal worms, suppress a hosts's immune system to stop them from being attacked. Also cancers carry microbes with them when they… Audio

A surgeon recently removed a 27-centimetre long worm – along with many of its brothers and sisters – from a North Korean soldier. But that's not as big as worm invaders get, says parasitologist Bruce… Audio

Orchard waste from around Central Otago feeds millions of composting worms at Robbie Dick's worm farm in Cromwell. The worms convert tonnes of edible waste into castings manure, an organic compost… Audio, Gallery

The idea of having parasitic worms is pretty disgusting. But scientists are increasingly realising that some of these worms do us more good than harm. Some have gone so far as to introduce certain… Audio, Gallery

Sediment samples collected from 6,000 - 9,000m deep in the Kermadec Trench were teeming with tiny nematode worms – over 100 new species were collected from just four samples. Audio