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Ants break a basic rule of biology to help them adapt to new environments

A new study led by researchers in the Eco-Evo-Devo lab at the University of Ottawa finds that ants can decouple antenna size from both head and body size as they develop into different social castes, revealing how social signals and hormones help shape traits for specialized colony roles.

Ants break a basic rule of biology to help them adapt to new environments

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NASA’s Mike Lippert Takes Controls of X-59 for First Time

NASA test pilot Mike Lippert put months of simulator training and ground preparation into practice, completing his first flight in the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. Lippert took off Oct. 21 from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and landed one hour later.

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