One species of termite sends its older workers on suicide missions armed with explosive blue "backpacks." Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Scientists studied the unusual chemical reaction used by a species of the insect in an act of self-sacrifice to save nests from invaders. By Veronique Greenwood Veronique Greenwood previously reported ...

Explosions are messy at the best of times, but when the thing exploding is an animal, or part of an animal, it rarely ends ...