One of the world’s most invasive insects has been discovered in Bermuda for the second time in two months. A spokesman said ...

Local officials are “urging continued public vigilance following the second confirmed discovery of red imported fire ants” in ...

One of the world’s most invasive insects has been discovered in Bermuda for the second time in two months. A spokesman said ...

Abstract: Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks can provide wider service coverage and lower latency than traditional terrestrial networks, which have attracted considerable attention. However, the ...

Some baby ants don’t ask for help when they contract deadly infections — they ask to be killed. Terminally ill worker ant pupae actively emit a “find me and destroy me” chemical signal, prompting ...

Sick ant pupae of Lasius neglectus can sense when they’ll die from infection and signal for help, triggering their own destruction to protect the colony—a selfless act studied at IST Austria and the ...

Move over, Game of Thrones—ants can turn armies against their leaders and use subterfuge to take over entire kingdoms, too. This chilling discovery did not originate with a professional scientist, but ...

The behavior prevents fungal pathogens from spreading through the colony Researchers call it "altruistic disease signaling" that protects the ant superorganism In a rare example of biological altruism ...

Scientists describe the behavior as "altruistic signalling," a form of social immunity in eusocial insects Getty A new research study finds infected ant pupae emit a chemical signal that prompts ...

Abstract: This work reports the practical implementation of ant colony optimized (ACO) extended Kalman filter (EKF) for state of charge (SoC) estimation of lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). The scheme is ...