Has a crucial component to the development of human medicine been hiding under our feet? Auburn University Assistant ...

As hospitals around the world struggle with dangerous drug-resistant infections, scientists are increasingly looking to ...

Humans are the smartest creatures on the planet and we’re by far the best at solving all sorts of cognitive tasks. Or are we? In a surprising new study, researchers compared the cooperative abilities ...

Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviors. The job needed ...

When more humans participate in a game of tug-o-war, each individual puts in less effort. But the opposite is true in weaver ants, according to new research in the journal Current Biology. Imagine ...

Quick Take Argentine ants are a non-native, invasive species in the United States. They compete with bumble bees for prized ...

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Ants are many things. They're hard workers and intensely social. They're quite strong for their size. And now they may also be a source of architectural inspiration too — for designing spaces that ...

Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the education ...

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?