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Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by skimping out on protective armor.

79% of endemic species show signs of decline, highlighting the vulnerability of island biodiversity to ecosystem changes.

Florida carpenter ants treat wounds and perform amputations to save lives with high survival rates.

Ant communities in areas with more human development show reduced seasonal behavior.

OIST translates research findings into Okinawan language.

Researchers have combined data from around the world with predictions from machine learning to create a high-resolution map of ant diversity, revealing areas that should be the focus of exploration and research.

In the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, Dr. Dan Warren talks about his many research projects, or ‘hobbies’, that use quantitative methods to answer questions about the natural world.

While at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Professor Evan Economo plans to pursue a project on the global diversity and evolution of ants and butterflies.

A two-meter-tall Pokémon, endemic to Australia, was the focus of a new study, which has revealed that some species distribution models are inherently biased.

Small changes in form can lead to innovative breakthroughs in function, a new study reveals.

Researchers have taken detailed scans of worker ants to examine the hypothesis that the loss of flight is directly connected to the evolution of strength.