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1,668 results for: Ants

  1. When Birds Go to Town

    Urban settings offer enterprising critters new opportunities — if they can cope with the challenges 

    By Susan Milius

  2. Science From On High

    Google Earth gives researchers new access.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Physics

    The Ultimate Clock

    Keeping precise time on the universe’s scale.

    By Charles Petit

  4. Mixed Results

    Having the right blend of animal personalities can make or break a group

    By Susan Milius
  5. Life

    Group to Group

    Wild chimpanzees pick up ant-fishing behavior from a female immigrant.

    By Erin Wayman
  6. Animals

    A Different Kind of Smart

    Animals’ cognitive shortcomings are as revealing as their genius.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Animals

    In the Eye of the Tiger

    Global spread of Asian tiger mosquito could fuel outbreaks of tropical disease in temperate regions.

    By Carrie Arnold
  8. Neuroscience

    Some grape-scented compounds repel mosquitoes

    Molecules discovered to drive away bugs after researchers identify cells that detect, and are disgusted by, DEET.

    By Laura Sanders
  9. Animals

    Common pesticides change odds in ant fights

    Species’ combat success can rise or fall after repeated exposure to a common neonicotinoid insecticide.

    By Susan Milius
  10. Life

    Morel mushroom may grow crop of its own

    A fungus could be a farmer itself, sowing, cultivating and harvesting bacteria.

    By Susan Milius
  11. Life

    Life

    Slacker fish, carnivorous pitfalls, a dinosaur gap and more in this week’s news.

    By Science News
  12. Life

    Life

    Food-storing tayras, stay-at-home finch dads and ant sex scandals in this week's news.

    By Science News