Heavy Metal-Eating "Superworms" Unearthed in U.K.  

Hmmm, "excrete a slightly different version of the metals, making them easier for plants to suck up" - no worries about dumbing down of science, then?

metal is power of all

:-)

It does get slightly better later on :

The toxicity of the metal particles once they have passed through the worms isn't yet known, since the protective protein wrappings will degrade over time, the study authors noted.

But experiments suggest the superworms make the metals easier for plants to extract from the soil, Hodson said.

"The earthworms don't necessarily render the metals less toxic, but they do seem to make them available for plant uptake," he said.

Is it a new species of worm... or have the symbiotic bacteria in the worms gut evolved?

The "British Association Festival of Science" isn't "Nature".

Still. Interesting.

Well - no one has ever accused Peak Energy of trying to be reputable - the fringes are welcome here.

But National Geographic is a fairly trustworthy source...

Perhaps a rename.

The Institute of Peak Energy.

Calling yourself an "Institute" should immediately grant you reputable status! Just look at the IPA, they even get quoted in the noozpapers ;-)

Hmmm - The Institute of Peak Energy...

I like it...