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

Termites are among the most successful animals on Earth, forming vast societies that can number in the millions. But how did such complex social systems evolve from solitary ancestors that looked much ...

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 ...

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

Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

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 ...

SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Most people don't love cockroaches. And thanks to that lack of love, the females of one species of cockroach might not love their males ...

The video documents some of the strangest insects found in the United States, focusing on species with extreme shapes and ...

Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to ...

In the early 1990s, Keith Willmott and a friend, both undergraduate students from the United Kingdom, arrived in Ecuador with ...

Researchers found that they're sharing resistance traits and evolving rapidly. Researchers issue urgent warning as hybrid ...