Termites decide if wood is safe to eat by listening to it first, Australian scientists show. They say their findings, published in today's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

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Termites could reduce the amount of carbon stored in wood as the world gets hotter and drier. The social insects are predicted to release more carbon dioxide from deadwood as rising temperatures and ...