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 ...

Earthworms nearly covered local streets and sidewalks during last week’s rainstorms, but the phenomenon is nothing to worry about. In fact, water flowing on a hard surface is like a freeway to a ...

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 ...

Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have created a soft robot inspired by earthworms that has promising utility in underground exploration, excavation, search and rescue ...

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 ...