Ants may be small, but they are quite rugged, especially in the face of extreme stressful situations like nuclear radiation. While human beings are known to be adversely affected by illness and health ...

A recent study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed insights into group decision-making and teamwork between ants and humans. Researchers ...

Anyone who has dealt with ants in the kitchen knows that ants are highly social creatures; it's rare to see one alone. Humans are social creatures too, even if some of us enjoy solitude. Ants and ...

Anyone who has dealt with ants in the kitchen knows that ants are highly social creatures; it’s rare to see one alone. Humans are social creatures too, even if some of us enjoy solitude. Ants and ...

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Imagine this - you're locked in a grueling game of tug-of-war, pulling as hard as you can to keep your team from going down. More people join, and you're pulling with all your strength, or are you?

One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new study shows how they do it. Some ant architects design a colony to cut the risk ...

Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint, find a shortcut through an unfamiliar city without a map, or govern a large organization with no leaders and no meetings. It sounds impossible. Yet ...