Researchers created this first-of-its kind map by merging 40 ant brains into one. Every clonal raider ant lives a nearly identical life. Each new generation of these blind, queenless ants is born at ...

(CN) — For creatures as tiny and generally defenseless as ants, communication between members of a colony is essential for survival. It has long been known that ants use pheromones to communicate, but ...

In many animals, including ants, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) ensures normal brain function by controlling the movement of various substances in and out of the brain. Now, researchers have made the ...

Recent research has found that these parasites can compel ants to climb up blades of grass when it's cool and to climb back down when it's too hot. Reading time 3 minutes Parasitic worms that zombify ...

Picture this: the setting sun paints a cornfield in dazzling hues of amber and gold. Thousands of corn stalks, heavy with cobs and rustling leaves, tower over everyone—kids running though corn mazes; ...

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...

There's something infinitely fascinating about looking at everyday objects under a microscope. Suddenly a whole hidden world opens up and the sense that we ourselves are just part of an endless cosmic ...