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  1. Paleontology

    New fossil suggests echolocation evolved early in whales

    A 27-million-year-old whale fossil sheds light on echolocation’s beginnings.

    By Helen Thompson
  2. Animals

    New books deliver double dose of venomous animal facts

    In Venomous and The Sting of the Wild, researchers delve into the world of venomous creatures and the scientists who study them.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Plants

    Nightshade plants bleed sugar as a call to ants for backup

    Bittersweet nightshade produces sugary wound goo to lure in ant protectors that eat herbivores, researchers have found.

    By Helen Thompson
  4. Oceans

    Readers question ocean health

    Ocean plastics, ant behavior, pollution solutions and more in reader feedback.

    By Science News Staff
  5. Animals

    Ant antennae provide chemical ID

    Ants use their antennae to identify nest-mates and potential invaders. But antennae also produce the key compounds that ants use to tell friend from foe.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  6. Animals

    Ants’ antennae both send and receive chemical signals

    Ants use their antennae to identify nest-mates and potential invaders. But antennae also produce the key compounds that ants use to tell friend from foe.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  7. Animals

    Rock ant decisions swayed by six-legged social media

    When rock ants start influencing each other with one-on-one social contact, a colony’s collective decisions can change.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Animals

    Harvester ants are restless, enigmatic architects

    Florida harvester ants dig complex, curly nests over, then leave and do it again.

    By Susan Milius

  9. February 20, 2016

    In the Feb. 20 SN: The oceans’ proliferating plastic, secrets of the ice giants, Zika virus alarm, hunt for Planet Nine, architect ants, ancient warfare and more. 

    By Science News
  10. Animals

    Ants don’t make decisions on the move

    Worker ants stand still while processing environmental cues and planning their next moves, a new study suggests.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  11. Animals

    Meet the bugs that call your house home

    A census of arthropods in human homes finds plenty of diversity — but few pests.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  12. Animals

    Ants’ size and profession controlled by chemical tags on DNA

    Epigenetic marks determine whether female Florida carpenter ants are soldiers or foragers.

    By Sarah Schwartz