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Sick ants stay clear of their co-workers to stop disease spreading
22 November 2018
Ants exposed to a potentially lethal fungal pathogen spend less time in the nest - a strategy that helps protect co-workers and the queen from becoming infected
22 November 2018
Ants exposed to a potentially lethal fungal pathogen spend less time in the nest - a strategy that helps protect co-workers and the queen from becoming infected
21 November 2018
21 November 2018
21 November 2018
14 November 2018
Tall buildings in Houston made hurricane Harvey dump more rain on the region, before the water ran straight off the city's hard surfaces causing epic flooding
12 November 2018
Jamaica was once home to a sloth-like monkey – now we know it was a strange descendant of South America’s titi monkeys that adapted to island life
12 October 2022
An exceptionally well-preserved duck-billed hadrosaur found in North Dakota hints that dinosaur mummies may be more common than we think
12 October 2022
Over 12,000 genetic variants play a role in height differences among people with European ancestry, though these variants have a much smaller influence in people with other ancestries
10 October 2022
Rising temperatures and deforestation are pushing tree-dwelling primates to spend more time on the ground in search of shade and water
9 October 2022
Patrick Vallance, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, says every government department needs to take science into consideration and invest more in research and development to boost growth