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These 4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Can Be Seen From Space

Science & Health

2 years ago

These 4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Can Be Seen From Space

George Dvorsky

Termite Armies Send Their Oldest Soldiers To Die First

Science & Health

2 years ago

Termite Armies Send Their Oldest Soldiers To Die First

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Termites Are Finally Being Recognised For What They Really Are: Social Cockroaches

Science & Health

2 years ago

Termites Are Finally Being Recognised For What They Really Are: Social Cockroaches

George Dvorsky

Very quietly, and without any formal announcement, the Common Names Committee of the Entomological Society of America has decided to list termites in the same category as cockroaches. It seem weird to lump the two together, but it’s a move that scientists have been considering for nearly a century.

We Finally Know What’s Causing Namibia’s Mysterious Fairy Circles

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3 years ago

We Finally Know What’s Causing Namibia’s Mysterious Fairy Circles

George Dvorsky

Termites Have Been Farming Longer Than Us

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4 years ago

Termites Have Been Farming Longer Than Us

Carli Velocci

Hey termites, we’re not so different, you and I. Termites are usually one of the banes of human existence, as they feed on dead matter — such as the wood that we use to build our homes — but they supersede humans in one interesting way: they have been farming…