July 23 (UPI) --A simple guide dictates how termites deposit the next pellet when constructing their nests -- they sense the local wall curvature -- researchers say in a new study. Termite nests and ...

They will silently chew your house to the ground. By the time you notice anything, it will be too late. And you thought your ...

The local curvature of a wall has been identified as the simple building 'rule' that termites use to build their complex nests, according to new research conducted by the University of Roehampton.

Inspired by the way termites build their nests, researchers at Caltech have developed a framework to design new materials that mimic the fundamental rules hidden in nature's growth patterns. The ...

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In the insect world, impostors could be hiding anywhere. When lifting a stone during an expedition in the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Morocco, researchers came across an unusual sight: three blowfly ...

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Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small ...