Ants and humans share a unique ability to cooperate to carry loads much larger than themselves. A recent study compared their efficiency in navigating a maze with a load, revealing surprising results ...

Now, an interesting new study reveals some unexpected findings about group problem-solving abilities across species, specifically comparing how ants and humans tackle complex spatial challenges.

Occasionally, ant colonies experience a phenomenon called an ant mill, leading them into a fatal death spiral. This phenomenon involves a group of ants, typically army ants, becoming trapped in a ...

Anyone who has dealt with ants in the kitchen knows that ants are highly social creatures; it's rare to see one alone. Humans are social creatures too, even if some of us enjoy solitude.

Comparing group and individual cognition is difficult, as they usually address different problems. However, ants and humans excel at navigating large loads through complex environments as individuals ...

Or are we? In a surprising new study, researchers compared the cooperative abilities of ants and humans using a geometric challenge known as the “piano-movers”. This task involved navigating a ...

Ants and humans competed in navigating a maze with a large load. While humans outperformed individually, ant groups excelled collectively, showing strategic coordination and persistence. The study ...

On December 23rd, 2024, the Weizmann Institute of Science YouTube [1] page uploaded a video titled "Humans Vs. Ants: The Maze" in which ants are shown attempting to maneuver a T-shaped object out of a ...

Ants, known as social insects, have remarkable intelligence as a group, and in particular, it is said that humans and ants are the only species in nature that can carry objects much larger than ...

A group of ants fared better than humans when confronted with a task of manoeuvring large loads through a maze, displaying strategy and collective memory that helped them persist and avoid mistakes, a ...