Researchers from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with colleagues from the Faculty of Tropical AgriScience of the Czech University ...

Americans spend $5 billion a year fighting termites, but the tiny insect's gut is a hydrogen factory so efficient it's ...

Tasked to defend the colony from attackers, the specialised soldier caste in some termite species has evolved various impressive mechanisms, including plug-like heads—meant to block intruding ants ...

An international team of scientists says all-female termite colonies from Japan are the result of accidental hybridization, and that their highly robust nature makes them an ecological threat. A new ...

Scientists recently found the planet’s longest continuously occupied termite colony in an arid region of South Africa. It dates to the time of the Neanderthals. By Franz Lidz Last month, Michele ...

New research on dampwood termites (Zootermopsis angusticollis and A. nevdensis) shows select members of the colony will experience brain changes in anticipation of cognitive demand. In a dampwood ...

An expert shares the good news of how termites can be controlled if you spot them in or around your home.

Use these simple tips to prevent termites from ever entering your house in the first place.

Most of our hidden housemates are harmless. But when it comes to termites, some can literally eat us out of house and home. While termites’ ability to damage our homes by eating wooden foundations is ...