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 ...

Termite mounds in Namaqualand, South Africa, are at least 34,000 years old, according to a recent study. The termite mounds are still used by southern harvester termites (Microhodotermes viator), ...

Scientists estimate that the total weight of the world’s termites is greater than the weight of all humans combined, a scale that helps explain how such small creatures can reshape entire lands. Their ...

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 ...

University of Miami biology professor Amy Zanne, who led an international study that found termite appetite increases with temperature, examines a termite mound in Itu, São Paulo State, Brazil.