Current use of land surface curvatures (LSCs) is in a confused state as a large gap has
opened up between applications and theoretical work. LSCs exercise important control on …

The high quantity of nutrients accumulated in termite mound soils have placed termite
mound as a 'gold mine'for bacteria concentrations. However, over the years, not much …

Cognitive networks have evolved a broad range of solutions to the problem of gathering,
storing and responding to information. Some of these networks are describable as static sets …

Sophisticated social behaviors in termite colonies are mainly regulated via chemical
communication of a wide range of pheromones. Trail pheromones play important roles in …

Over recent decades, our philosophical and scientific understanding of cognition has
changed dramatically. We went from conceiving humans as the sole truly cognitive species …

Termite mounds are fascinating because of their intriguing composition of numerous
geometric shapes and materials. However, little is known about these structures, or of their …

Termites in the genus Macrotermes construct large-scale soil mounds above their nests. The
classic explanation for how termites coordinate their labour to build the mound, based on a …

Objectives The low fertility of highly weathered soils has been a major problem for resource-
constrained smallholder farmers. In central Uganda, smallholder farmers have been …

Insects build myriad structures out of diverse materials. These structures serve purposes that
range from facilitating prey capture to housing their entire colony. Whereas some insects …

We present a simple three-dimensional model to describe the autonomous expansion of a
substrate whose growth is driven by the local mean curvature of its surface. The model aims …