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 ...

Termites reveal a startling consequence of long-term monogamy – the resulting lack of competition between the reproductive sperm of rival males led to the loss of tails in their sperm. This involved ...

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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 ...

With a rich and well understood natural history and a long tradition of being used to address fundamental issues in development, neuroscience, behaviour, ecology and evolution, social insects are now ...

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 ...

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

The Queen gets to tell everyone what to do, and she chooses a few males to breed with, we believe,” says Kerns. “However, she can have one of the largest litters of any mammals, over 30 babies at a ...

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

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from ...