termites
Termites Help Forests Weather Drought
Although widely regarded as pests, termites provide rainforests with important ecosystem services, study finds.
Homosexual Termites May Have Evolutionary Edge: Study
Male-male pairings of termites is a strategy for survival, and not due to the mis-recognition of males as females, a study finds.
Termites Evolved Complex Bioreactors 30 Million Years Ago
A genetic analysis has revealed that the enzymes required to decompose plant material are distributed across fungi, termites and their gut bacteria.
Termites, Ants Dig Up Gold And Mineral Deposits
Scientists have discovered an ingenious way of finding new gold and mineral deposits: by analyzing the nests of ants and termites.
