How we created the first map of an insect brain – and what it means for our understanding of the human brain
This new study could help researchers understand conditions such as autism and help fight climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of AI.
Michael Winding, Group Leader, The Francis Crick Institute •
conversation
March 16, 2023 • ~7 min
March 16, 2023 • ~7 min
Smell is the crucial sense that holds ant society together, helping the insects recognize, communicate and cooperate with one another
Researchers explore what happens when ants can’t properly use smell to detect friend from foe.
Stephen Ferguson, Postdoctoral Scholar in Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University •
conversation
March 13, 2023 • ~7 min
March 13, 2023 • ~7 min
Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language – bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills
Honeybees possess one of the most complex examples of nonhuman communication. New research suggests that it is learned and culturally passed down from older to younger bees.
James C. Nieh, Associate Dean and Professor of Biology, University of California, San Diego
• conversation
March 9, 2023 • ~8 min
March 9, 2023 • ~8 min
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