Learn more about termite evolution and how shedding key genes from their cockroach ancestors helped them build more complex ...

Termites reveal a startling consequence of long-term monogamy – the resulting lack of competition between the reproductive ...

Researchers traced termite DNA back to cockroach ancestors and found genetic loss played a key role in building social ...

Termites became social powerhouses by stripping away genes tied to competition and independence. This genetic shedding locked in monogamy, boosted cooperation, and paved the way for their ...

Termite kings and queens live in fortress-like colonies that can last for decades, yet their dynasties rest on a single, highly unusual reproductive partnership. Instead of competing mates and ...

The Entomological Society of America updates its database and includes termites in the same category as cockroaches. Termites are now under the order Blattodea. Based on its February 15 update, the ...

Termites live in a complex, marvelously intricate society made up of kings, queens, soldiers, and workers that use an elaborate chemical communication system to keep things running smoothly.

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

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 ...

Few things freak us out more than cockroaches in our homes. And it turns out that our homes may have more of these bugs than we thought. That's because researchers recently realized that termites are ...

Tracing the emergence of termites back to cockroaches, scientists have found that termites didn’t become more socially complex by gaining new genes, but by losing them. The findings shed new light on ...