The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke. It captures a ...

Humans benefit from caffeine in an assortment of ways, not the least of which is making that morning commute much more bearable. But a study recently published in iScience proves we aren’t the only ...

The world's largest ant colony stretches over 3,700 miles. It succeeds, biologist Deborah Gordon says, because no ant is in charge. They... Why Don't Ants Need A Leader? Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour ...

As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ...

Almost wherever you go on Earth, you will find ants! The only places that do not have any are Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, and some island nations. Not only are they widespread, but there are also ...

In sessile organisms such as plants and benthic invertebrates, founding propagules typically suffer extremely high rates of mortality due to both extrinsic and intrinsic factors. Many social insect ...

Colonies decide to flee rising temperatures in much the same way that neural computations give rise to decisions. Temperatures are rising, and one colony of ants will soon have to make a collective ...