The energy required for brains of different sizes to function could play a role in how different species evolved over time.

New research on bull ants shows that visual route memories fade gradually during navigation and can be partially revived by a brief glimpse of something novel.

The human brain accounts for roughly 2% of total body weight but uses approximately 20% of our body's energy. Relative to our ...

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The big dinosaurs ruled Earth for millions of years, only for the tiny ants to take over. Around 66 million years ago, an ...

A cytogenetic study of the Brazilian fire ant Solenopsis saevissima reveals naturally occurring polyploid cells with ...

The ant mounds on the heath, in the forest and in your garden are oases for life. The heat and nutrients from ant mounds make them the perfect home for unique plant and animal species, according to ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Argentine ant is one of the most invasive species of ...

Crawling along the underbrush of the tropical savannas of Brazil, there’s a powerful and mysterious insect known as the velvet ant. Actually a kind of wasp, wingless females of this species ...

In reality, nearly all the world is an ant farm. There are over 12,000 species of ants worldwide and somewhere in the vicinity of 20 quadrillion individuals. Ants live worldwide and especially thrive ...