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A major new international review co-authored by Professor Gemma Harvey, Professor of Physical Geography in the Department of ...

It's not just humans that build villages – so do other animals. And they can be so enormous they're visible from space ...

Two 'invasive and destructive' termite species, previously a South Florida scourge, are spreading across the state, a study shows.

This involved losing a suite of genes, which contributed to their complex shift from solitary cockroaches to mega-socialite termites, a new study found. So in a way, the loss of sperm mobility was the ...

Discover the step-by-step journey of creating a remarkable underground house and swimming pool entirely with primitive tools and natural materials. Watch as the builder demonstrates advanced ...

In their natural habitat outdoors, termites and carpenter ants are beneficial, recycling woody debris and returning nutrients to the soil. But inside your home? Not so good. Because these insects have ...

Tracing the emergence of termites back to cockroaches, scientists have found that termites didn’t become more socially complex by gaining new genes, but by losing them. The findings shed new light on ...

Physogastric termite queen (top left) of Macrotermes michaelseni being groomed by workers and the larger king, with soldiers in the foreground. Photo by Jan Sobotnik. Termites are among the most ...