What do we need to fight climate change? More worms.

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By Madeleine ThomasMay 20, 2015, 5:28 pm70 pts
Let’s hear it for the humble but awesomely underrated worm: They do a lot more than just serve as fishbait or kid-sister torture devices. According to a new study out of Yale, these slimy, soft-bodied soil-dwellers could help slow global warming. Worms feast upon tiny microbes that themselves eat…

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