The US animator and cartoonist Doug TenNapel is the creator of Earthworm Jim, a character who made his first appearance on the Genesis back in 1994 (see our pick of the best retro gaming consoles if ...

In today's edition of "who asked for this?," Variety reports that an Earthworm Jim TV series is in the works at Interplay Entertainment, the current owners of the franchise. Interplay released a ...

Earthworm Jim is back, and he’s gearing up for a new animated TV show. Earthworm Jim, Beyond the Groovy will follow the titular hero and his new crew (two other worm cadets and a giant bull, by the ...

Chloe Porter is a writer on all things movies, TV and culture. Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform game that was first released back in 1994 and became a cult classic, noted for its surreal humor ...

Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have developed a biomimetic soft robot inspired by earthworms, utilizing a peristaltic movement for locomotion. The robot's design incorporates ...

Good old Earthworm Jim. Annelid superhero and mascot extraordinaire from the 16-bit era, he continues to slowly but surely pull himself up out of the dirt of obsolescence and back into the public eye.

There's been a takeover of North America's soil by scores of non-native earthworm species this past century. It's time we pay more attention to the invaders and their potentially major impact on the ...

Earthworms help recuperate soil and enrich it with much needed minerals. But environmentalists are concerned as earthworms have come under threat from intensive use of manure and acidic soil.