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Plants & Animals Aug 25, 2020

New study shows evolutionary breakdown of 'social' chromosome in ants

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have found that harmful mutations accumulating in the fire ant social chromosome are causing its breakdown.

Plants & Animals Aug 20, 2020

Some Indian jumping ant workers can transition to a queen-like state

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has found that some Indian jumping ant workers can transition to a queen-like state if their queen dies. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the ...

Plants & Animals Aug 19, 2020

What can ants and termites teach us about fighting disease?

You live in a crowded underground city with everyone you know. A relative comes home, and you can tell that they've been exposed to something that could get you all sick. Unchecked, a disease could wipe out your whole civilization. ...

Archaeology Aug 6, 2020

New fossil discovery shows how ancient 'hell ants' hunted with headgear

In findings published Aug. 6 in the journal Current Biology, researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Rennes in France have unveiled a stunning 99-million-year-old ...

Evolution Jul 30, 2020

Remote islands: Stepping stones to understanding evolution

For millions of years, remote islands have been hotbeds of biodiversity, where unique species have flourished. Scientists have proposed different theories to explain how animals and plants colonize and evolve on islands but ...

Plants & Animals Jul 14, 2020

True colors: Scientists discuss evolution of white coloration of velvet ants

Driving across the arid American Southwest, one views miles upon miles of scrubby creosote bushes. Well-adapted to the hot, thirsty landscape, the evergreen shrub, also known as greasewood, chaparral and gobernadora, produces ...

Plants & Animals Jul 9, 2020

Study of giant ant heads using simple models may aid bio-inspired designs

Researchers use a variety of modelling approaches to study form and function. By using a basic biomechanical model for studying body form and center of mass stability in ants, new research identifies the benefits of "simple ...

Evolution Jul 7, 2020

Strange bedfellows: How butterfly caterpillars sustain their association with cocktail ants

The spectacular leaps of gazelles, group living in deer and monkeys, and fast flight in many insects are all linked by a common phenomenon—predation. In its various forms, predation has driven the evolution of a plethora ...

Plants & Animals Jul 1, 2020

Alarming long-term effects of insecticides weaken ant colonies

This week, scientists of the Institute of Bee Health of the University of Bern have published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Communications Biology, which shows how even low doses of neonicotinoid insecticides, as ...

Plants & Animals Jun 30, 2020

New stinging ant species could cause problems for Kentuckians

University of Kentucky entomologists want people to be aware of a new stinging pest in the state, the Asian needle ant.

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