Some baby ants don’t ask for help when they contract deadly infections — they ask to be killed. Terminally ill worker ant pupae actively emit a “find me and destroy me” chemical signal, prompting ...

"By warning the colony of their deadly infection, terminally ill ants help the colony remain healthy and produce daughter colonies, which indirectly pass on the signaler’s genes to the next generation ...

Imagine a tiny ant, not yet fully grown, lying helpless inside its cocoon. It is vulnerable, immobile, and facing a deadly fungal infection. in most animal societies, a sick member might try to hide ...

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.

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The Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority has opened a new golf entertainment facility named Iron and Ember. The facility, a former University of Alabama practice center, features golf ...

Abstract: Flying ad-hoc networks (FANETs) composed of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which are serving in both military as well as civilian domains. The environmental changes and alterations in ...

The scientist E.O. Wilson once wrote that ants are the most warlike of all animals. He said clashes between ant colonies could make great military clashes seem almost small by comparison. Sometimes, ...

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent, nonprofit news ...