Vertebrate fertilizer is not the only source of nutrients in the soils of East African savannahs, at least according to a study recently published in the journal Ecology. Alison Brody from the ...

Termites have a bad reputation. Most think of them as pests, a status that isn't helped by their recent reclassification into the cockroach family. But not only do the termites that cause serious ...

Just as many ecosystems rely on the infrastructure provided by termites, so too does the study of termites require a solid foundation. And now, a new system for termite classification has been created ...

Scientists confirm that two of the world's most destructive invasive termite species are not only spreading in the United States but also hybridizing—the process of two different species crossbreeding ...

The new tree of life of termite families and subfamilies. Each branching indicates a split between families and subfamilies from their last common ancestor. Red branches are subfamilies that were all ...

A study reveals that termites are not simply spreading through natural processes, suggesting humans may be helping them 'conquer the world' by unknowingly transporting them aboard private boats. When ...