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Deep inside an ant nest, some of the youngest members are primed to die for the group. When infection strikes, these baby ...

Did mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers and other Ice Age megafauna face a similar, impact-induced fate to the dinosaurs? That’s ...

By one calculation, spending on AI accounted for 92 percent of America’s GDP growth in the first half of 2025. This year, a baby with a rare genetic condition became the first child to receive a ...

Ants as a source of antibiotics The team looked at just six ant species, all found easily in the Southeastern United States. "These are the ants that live in our backyards and live on college campuses ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they evolved flashy petals. Now we know how they may have done it: not with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Diagnosis rates of autism among children have more than tripled over the past 15 years. One reason, which Minnesota’s welfare scandal lays bare with shocking details, is Medicaid fraud and abuse.

Ants play an important role in the ecosystem. However, despite knowing they are crucial to our world, these little guys can quickly become a nuisance when they invade our yard, garden, or outdoor ...

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Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.