Groups of social animals, including humans, can make complex decisions without a single central leader. Those choices aren't always made by the majority, however. In fact, a relatively small number of ...

In Brazil's vast Cerrado region, Professor Luiz Carlos Forti and his team made a scientific breakthrough. They poured ten ...

Ant colonies are marvels of cooperation, where each member plays a specific role in raising the next generation. From queens laying thousands of eggs to workers tending larvae and defending the nest, ...

Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint, find a shortcut through an unfamiliar city without a map, or govern a large organization with no leaders and no meetings. It sounds impossible. Yet ...

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide. The scientist E.O. Wilson once wrote that ants are the most warlike of all ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...