When scientists constructed a puzzle-solving task and pitted teams of people against teams of ants, the insects sometimes proved to be the smarter species. That’s not to denigrate human intelligence — ...

Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviors. The job needed ...

When more humans participate in a game of tug-o-war, each individual puts in less effort. But the opposite is true in weaver ants, according to new research in the journal Current Biology. Imagine ...

HAMBURG — An ant grabs its injured companion and drags it through the savannah into the nest. Then it begins to lick its wounds. Again and again. When biologist Erik Frank observed this fascinating ...

There’s safety, even power, in numbers. One creature’s confrontation with the world seems insurmountable, almost impossible, but an army of those little creatures can move mountains. And no creature ...

Imagine this - you're locked in a grueling game of tug-of-war, pulling as hard as you can to keep your team from going down. More people join, and you're pulling with all your strength, or are you?