Following a series of studies on termite mound physiology and morphogenesis over the past decade, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have now ...

Macrotermes michaelseni, a termite species common across sub-Saharan Africa, builds mounds that can rise four to five metres above the ground and extend several metres below it. Inside, the colony ...

Looking to nature can often provide inspiration, especially in construction. Researchers have studied how wind travels through the complex internal structure of a termite mound in hopes that it will ...

Termite construction projects have no architects, engineers or foremen, and yet these centimeter-sized insects build complex, long-standing, meter-sized structures all over the world. How they do it ...

Termite mounds can teach us the secret to creating "living and breathing" buildings that use less energy. Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her ...

Following a series of studies on termite mound physiology and morphogenesis over the past decade, researchers have now developed a mathematical model to help explain how termites construct their ...

Read the original version in Portuguese here. Researchers recently announced the discovery of the world's largest termite mound complex, located in northeastern Brazil. The total volume of excavated ...

Faced with record-breaking temperatures, sweltering heat waves, and soaring AC costs, engineers and architects are finding creative ways to maintain livable temperatures indoors while using less ...

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“We think humans are the best designers, but this is not really true,” a researcher said. By JoAnna Klein In the capital of Zimbabwe, a building called Eastgate Centre holds nearly 350,000 square-feet ...