Animals
Ants changed the architecture of their nests when exposed to a pathogen
Black garden ants made tweaks to entrances, tunnels and chambers that may help prevent diseases from spreading.
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Black garden ants made tweaks to entrances, tunnels and chambers that may help prevent diseases from spreading.
With explosive bursts of pollen, male Hypenea macrantha flowers knock some competitors’ deposits off hummingbird beaks before the birds reach females.
Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil’s brain scans before, during and after pregnancy are providing the first view of a mom-to-be’s structural brain changes.
Long-lasting, widespread heat and weather extremes may have caused the Great Dying extinction event 252 million years ago.
DNA from a partial skeleton found in France indicates that European Neandertals consisted of at least two genetically distinct populations.
A few hours in high temps reduced the ability of antennae to detect flower scents by 80 percent. That could impact the bees’ ability to find food.
The crabs are climate migrants and could be a harbinger of changes to come as more species move in.
The 50-million-year-old Pegasus volans isn't closely related to seamoths or oarfish, like some researchers have suggested. But what is it?
A missing porbeagle shark was likely killed by a great white. It’s the first known case of adult porbeagles being hunted by a predator, scientists say.
While airborne, globular springtails can reach a spin rate of 368 rotations per second, high-speed camera footage shows.
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