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- Climate conundrum: Study finds ants aren’t altering behavior in rising temperatures Tue, 17 Jan 23, 9:00pm“It’s interesting that the worker ants we observed were willing to put themselves in uncomfortable situations while foraging,”
- Fire ants swarm into floating rafts to survive Harvey Wed, 30 Aug 17, 11:24pmPeople battling flooding and destruction in Texas after Tropical Storm Harvey face yet another hazard: fire ants. Photos on social media show patches of ants floating together through floodwaters - and though this behavior...
- INTERVIEW: Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker on how biomimicry can improve happiness and creativity in the workplace Wed, 12 Jul 17, 10:37pmIf you’ve ever admired the work ethic of an art colony and wished you could apply those principles to your company, you’ll do well to check out Dr...
- The Biomimicry Manual: What Can Super-Organisms Teach Us About Collaboration? Fri, 21 Nov 14, 6:00amWhen I think of monkeys, I don’t think of them living in the desert, namely because primates love trees, water, big juicy leaves, and fruit...
- Vyacheslav Mishchenko Captures the Micro World’s Beauty in Magical Photos Sat, 19 Apr 14, 2:00amPeople are often accused of anthropomorphizing non-human creatures when their actions "seem" to be similar to human activities, but is it really inconceivable that insects might think and feel the same things we do? What...
- Vyacheslav Mishchenko Captures the Beauty of Miniature Worlds in Magical Photos Sat, 19 Apr 14, 2:00amPeople are often accused of anthropomorphizing non-human creatures when their actions "seem" to be similar to human activities, but is it really inconceivable that insects might think and feel the same things we do? What...
- York Scientists to Fit 1,000 Ants with Radio Receivers to Learn How They Travel and Communicate Wed, 29 Aug 12, 5:20amResearchers from the University of York are fitting 1,000 northern hairy wood ants with tiny radio receivers in order to learn how they communicate and travel between their complex nests...
- PACKAGING THE FUTURE: Inspiration from Ants! Sat, 2 Oct 10, 1:51amThus far in our Packaging the Future Series, we’ve looked at how plants (coconuts) and animals (Wombat butts) can serve as inspiration for planet-friendly (or even better, environmentally benign) packaging...