X-rays reveal secrets of termites’ self-cooling, self-draining skyscrapers
Friday, March 22, 2019 - 16:50
in Biology & Nature
New insight into termites’ architectural strategies could help us design more energy efficient self-sustaining buildings for humans. Many species of termite, whose societies are built on hierarchies of kings, queens, workers, and soldiers, live in towering nests that are ventilated by a complex system of tunnels. The nests, also known as mounds, protrude from the […]