Covered in overlapping keratin scales, the African pangolin looks more like a walking pinecone than a mammal. Yet, not many can tell how essential the. Check out our stories from Culture, Living, ...

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The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising number of around 200 beetle species live on its bare, inhospitable-looking sand ...

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Deep inside an ant nest, some of the youngest members are primed to die for the group. When infection strikes, these baby ...

Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

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A recent study led by Bucknell University Professor Chris Martine, biology, the David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and ...

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Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...