Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.

Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, published Aug. 6 in the Journal of Natural History, proposes several new ...

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 ...

But what would happen if you pitted human beings against ants in a competition to solve the piano-mover puzzle? According to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...