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How can a pathogen subvert honey bee social behaviors to increase its success?
Evolution & Behaviour

How can a pathogen subvert honey bee social behaviors to increase its success?

Honey bees are extremely important pollinators. Understanding the way bees manage infections can help us protect them. In this study, we show how the Israeli...

4 min read4,130 views
Ancient Mesoamerica demonstrates we’ve been ballgame lovers for more than 3000 years
Evolution & Behaviour

Ancient Mesoamerica demonstrates we’ve been ballgame lovers for more than 3000 years

A ballgame was likely first ‘kicked off’ thousands of years ago in ancient Mesoamerica. Its Mesoamerican origin has long been associated with the lowland...

4 min read4,637 views
Raincoats in nature: waterproof armors for insects and plants
Evolution & Behaviour

Raincoats in nature: waterproof armors for insects and plants

Imagine bowling balls are falling at you from the sky – it’s pretty much what small insects experience when it’s raining. How do they survive such a dangerous...

3 min read5,244 views
Have the ancestors become too much to bear? Emergence of cremation 9000 years ago in the Near East
Evolution & Behaviour

Have the ancestors become too much to bear? Emergence of cremation 9000 years ago in the Near East

Recently discovered remains of cremation in an Early Neolithic village of the Jordan Valley date the emergence of this practice to 9000 years ago. A perfectly...

5 min read3,863 views
More than money: what do we need to adapt to climate change?
Evolution & Behaviour

More than money: what do we need to adapt to climate change?

Climate change is threatening our communities across the globe, and adaptation is becoming essential. Many adaptation programs mainly invest in building...

4 min read3,908 views
How wombats poop cubes
Evolution & Behaviour

How wombats poop cubes

Scientists have solved the mystery of how wombats make cube-shaped poops - and the answer is not a square butt-hole! A new study reveals that muscle...

4 min read22,625 views
How the ancient ‘hell ant’ got its bizarre horn
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How the ancient ‘hell ant’ got its bizarre horn

A unique group of extinct ants called “hell ants” were preserved in fossil amber dating to 78-100 million years ago. They had bizarre mouthparts and horns that...

3 min read6,550 views
Let’s live together: sharing with others may help us live longer
Evolution & Behaviour

Let’s live together: sharing with others may help us live longer

Receiving help from others is an essential aspect of our life. In childhood but also in old age, we need our families, related kin or broader society to help...

3 min read4,836 views
Extending the genomic record of human diversity
Evolution & Behaviour

Extending the genomic record of human diversity

We studied the genetic variation among people from diverse groups across the globe, to learn about the complex evolutionary history that has shaped our...

4 min read4,194 views
A ghost population of the Ice Age hidden in a Mexican cave
Evolution & Behaviour

A ghost population of the Ice Age hidden in a Mexican cave

Our excavation at Chiquihuite Cave in Zacatecas, Mexico, produced evidence that humans arrived to the Americas as early as 32,000 year ago, doubling the...

4 min read7,862 views