The ecosystem needs our help and that of our animal friends. Jump in to read about 9 animals that are types of decomposers!

Young rainforests lack termites, and that may slow their recovery. Scientists explore reintroducing key decomposers to ...

“Insects are fundamental to life on earth. They are really important pollinators, decomposers, and prey for birds, bats, reptiles, and other species”, Eliza Grames, Assistant Professor of ...

Termites -- infamous for their ability to destroy wood -- are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly replanted. But a new paper suggests that termite transplants may be ...

Termites—infamous for their ability to destroy wood—are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly ...

“Insects are fundamental to life on earth. They are really important pollinators, decomposers, and prey for birds, bats, reptiles, and other species”, Eliza Grames, Assistant Professor of Biological ...

Each layer supports various habitats and life forms, from birds and mammals to insects and decomposers. The rainforest's intricate ecological relationships, such as those between ants and fungi ...

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws ...

Falling vulture numbers in the Americas could have serious implications for public health and ecosystems, new research has ...

Now, Lightfoot said, research into insects that are less popular in the ... “The ones that [are] scavengers, the decomposers that live in soil, on soil. They are so essential to ecosystems ...

Despite a bad reputation for their destructive abilities, termite 'transplants' may be necessary to give regenerated ...