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 ...

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 ...

Termite mounds typically outlive the colonies that built them, so it was doubly astonishing when thousands of insects were recently discovered existing among tall, dirt monoliths discovered in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Termites are often thought to be structural pests, but two ...

Following a series of studies on termite mound physiology and morphogenesis over the past decade, researchers have now developed a mathematical model to help explain how termites construct their ...

Researchers have found that fluctuations in outside temperature create convection currents within termite mounds to ventilate the living space. When they make their way into homes, some species of ...

Termite construction projects have no architects, engineers or foremen, and yet these centimeter-sized insects build complex, long-standing, meter-sized structures all over the world. How they do it ...

PALMEIRAS, Brazil – Roy Funch, an American botanist who has lived and worked in Brazil's hardscrabble northeast for decades, long looked at huge cone-shaped mounds of mud in the distance and wonder.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Termites get a bad reputation in the housing business. They are ...

Termites play a key ecological role in many tropical and subtropical ecosystems. By building and maintaining their nests and ...