NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Deborah Gordon
Studying how ants cope with near-zero gravity conditions promises improved algorithms autonomous robots follow to search disaster scenes for survivors.
By Bjorn Carey,
Stressed-Out Trees Recruit Ant Defenders »
Study reveals evidence that resource-poor conditions lead to stronger mutually beneficial behavior such as parched tropical forest trees excreting sweet substance to attract leaf-protecting ants
By Jim Erickson,
48 Stanford Scientists Sign Global Environmental Consensus Statement »
California Governor accepts document endorsed by 520 scientists from 44 countries.
By Rob Jordan,
Evolution Shapes New Rules for Ant Behavior »
Biologist Deborah M. Gordon's decades-long study of harvester ant colonies has provided a rare real-time look at natural selection at work.
By Bjorn Carey,