Medicine & TechnologySome animals adapt survival strategies by seeking the care of other species in brood parasitism. Learn more about it in this article.
A mathematical model was created by researchers from Princeton University to understand the collective behavior of ant colony that can help the animals survive in a harsh environment. Read the article to find out more.
A study on the evolution of ant societies reveal the strange behavior of miniature queenlike mutants in a colony of clonal raider ants. Find out more in this article.
A vast breeding colony of millions of icefish, which is believed to be the world's largest, has recently been discovered in the ice-covered Weddell Sea of Antarctica.
Experts gave insights on potential scenario if future colonies outside Earth have exhausted all of their food resources, and what we can do about it today.
In recently published research, scientists found that a cheap and naturally occurring chemical compound could avoid or reverse the effects of the deadly virus in bees.
When the queen of the Indian jumping ants colony dies, the ants undergo a reversible process of shrinking their brains in a chance to become the new queen. It is an unknown behavior that has never seen before in any insects.
Biologists from the universities of Bristol, Exeter, and UCL recently found that wasps offer crucial support to their extended families by babysitting at neighboring nests.
A new method has used simulated Martian and lunar dust to 3D print flexible, tough rubber tools.The near lack of an atmosphere and weather on Mars does have some advantages, as does the highly reduced gravity compared to Earth. The 3D printed buildings will not need to withstand strong winds or gravitational pressure, which will add to the longevity of the infrastructure.
It’s a story, much like the ones you’ve heard before. An orphaned bird must stand alone within its flock, to find its own place amongst its peers. But this isn’t the story of an ugly little duckling that turns into a swan, or one of a tap-dancing emperor penguin with a knack for hip hop. This is a tale of a remote-operated rover that brought researchers into the fold of a penguin colony, for a view unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Since 2012, when Dutch nonprofit Mars One led by Bas Lansdorp announced plans for a permanent colony to be established on Mars, many have been questioning whether or not the company will be able to make good on its promise. But researchers at MIT say that even if they can, the first Martian pilgrims may not last a year around the Sun.
For most, space exploration has been a fascination since adolescence; series like Star War and Star Trek, romanticizing the concept of far off planets and uninhabitable lands, filled with vast expanses of the darkness of space. Letting dreams take you beyond the clouds, aspirations of a career as an astronaut seem closer than before, but what about those who cannot make it through the rigorous process of entering NASA’s elite profession? Turns out you can buy your way off this planet; but there is still catch—you can’t come back.