Imagine a predator that doesn’t just kill its prey, but performs a high-stakes “brain surgery” to turn it into a willing ...

A few months ago, I awoke to find a streak spanning the length of my kitchen wall that looked like it had been drawn there ...

An ant’s life cycle starts as a tiny egg. It hatches into a larva which is like a small worm without eyes or legs. It grows quickly and depends on adult worker ants to feed it. These workers decide ...

As I push my cart into my favorite grocery store, I stop and look at the shoppers — my neighbors — around me. Do they realize that nearly 70% of the food available to purchase for their families is ...

The ant world is an incredible, dangerous, and downright bizarre place. Some ants, though, are a lot cooler and more resourceful than you might give them credit for. Special thanks to Dr. Adrian Smith ...

Spotify's 2025 Wrapped, a personalized summary of users' listening habits, was released on Dec. 3. Users can find their Wrapped summary on the home screen of the updated Spotify mobile app. Other ...

The end of November might mean that Thanksgiving Day is over, but that doesn't mean the enjoyment of the food that comes with the American holiday has to be. If you're looking to spend the last ...

Although the record-breaking government shutdown has ended, the effects are still being felt nationwide — especially in terms of food. During the shutdown, recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition ...

When you sit down to dig into a meal, you probably don’t think too much about what you’ll eat first. Maybe you fill up on bulky bases like rice or pasta if you’re particularly hungry, tear through the ...

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Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...