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  1. Ecosystems

    Venom attracts decapitating flies

    New study may help scientists improve control of invasive fire ants

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Paleontology

    Fossil find extends ants’ ancient lineage

    The recently described, 92-million-year-old fossil of a primitive worker ant pushes back the first record of its particular subfamily by 40 million years, forcing researchers to reevaluate their ideas about the early evolution of these insects.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Animals

    First mammal joins the eusocial club

    Because naked mole rats exhibit permanent physical traits that distinguish certain castes of a colony, they belong to the same grouping as so-called eusocial insects such as bees, ants, wasps, and termites.

    By Laura Sivitz

  4. New ant species plunders other ants’ farms

    A newly discovered Megalomyrmex ant specializes in raiding the nest gardens of fungus-cultivating ant species.

    By Susan Milius

  5. Flood’s rising? Quick, start peeing!

    Malaysian ants that nest in giant bamboo fight floods by sipping from water rising inside and then dashing outdoors to pee.

    By Susan Milius
  6. Paleontology

    Did ancient superbees squash diversity?

    The recent discovery of several dozen extinct bee species in ancient amber deposits has led one paleontologist to propose that the very success of some bees' social lifestyle led to today's dearth of hive-dwelling species.

    By Sid Perkins
  7. Materials Science

    Droplets string themselves together

    Under the right conditions, mixing two incompatible polymers can produce drops that organize themselves into strings.

    By Jessica Gorman
  8. Math

    Computing on a Cellular Scale

    The behavior of leaf pores resembles that of mathematical systems known as cellular automata.

    By Ivars Peterson
  9. Math

    Euclid’s Fourteenth Book

    An ancient manuscript reveals an astonishing, unexpected realm of Euclidean geometry. For additional math news, visit the MathTrek blog.

    By Ivars Peterson

  10. Growing Up Online

    New studies probe some of the many ways, both good and bad, that children and teenagers use the Internet and adapt to online communication.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Animals

    Naked and Not

    The Damaraland mole rat may be less famous than its naked cousin, but both have some of the oddest social structures found in a mammal.

    By Susan Milius

  12. 30 Hours with Team Slime Mold

    A bunch of biologists volunteer for a mad weekend of biodiversity surveying to see what's been overlooked right outside Washington, D.C.

    By Susan Milius