Scientists recently found the planet’s longest continuously occupied termite colony in an arid region of South Africa. It dates to the time of the Neanderthals. By Franz Lidz Last month, Michele ...

Among the approximately 2,000 known species of termites, some are ecosystem engineers. The mounds built by some genera, for example Amitermes, Macrotermes, Nasutitermes, and Odontotermes, reach up to ...

Looking to nature can often provide inspiration, especially in construction. Researchers have studied how wind travels through the complex internal structure of a termite mound in hopes that it will ...

An international team led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) has discovered fly larvae that infiltrate termite nests by mimicking their features and smell Published in Current Biology, the ...

Many people picture city building as something only humans do, but termites offer a surprising comparison. Scientists ...

You’ve likely heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child”, but how many termites does it take to build a termite mound? These insects are more than simple pests plaguing homeowners; they ...