Do you have termites in your home? If not, would you like to? Not ones that are living in the wooden structure of the building itself, of course – that'd be no fun. Instead, the Termitat securely ...

Termite mounds. They may look like just a big pile of well-structured dirt but they are actually marvels of architecture and fill an unexpectedly important function in the ecosystems in which they ...

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

Invasive termites that can munch their way through your home might be expanding into new territories, thanks to climate change. As temperatures climb due to the effects of the changing climate, highly ...

When we consider termites, we may think of the danger they can pose to our houses once they settle in and start eating wood. But in fact, only about 4 percent of termite species worldwide are ...

As the planet warms, termites could move further out of the tropics, decaying more wood and releasing more carbon dioxide like “tiny cows”, according to a new study in the journal Science. Three ...

Alexander William Cheesman receives funding from the Australian Research Council and UK's National Environmental Research Council. Amy Zanne receives funding from the US National Science Foundation.

1. Research into the successional responses of tropical forest communities following disturbance has potential applications for habitat restoration. Currently little is known of how these responses ...

Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.