Far from being simple dirt piles, termite mounds enhance soil fertility and create microhabitats for other species. As you know, termites dig tunnels and transport materials, they aerate the soil ...

But, as the planet warms and weather patterns shift, how can we learn from termite mounds and alter our building methods? Building homes out of literal dirt underground is one obvious solution ...

To eat termites, chimpanzees need to use relatively thin probes to fish the termites out of the mounds where they live. The inside of termite mounds is made up of winding tunnels, which require ...