eusociality

The transcription factor can also drive the opposite transition depending on which hormone activates it, according to a new study.

Social insects kill infected individuals for the benefit of the colony—and now a study has shown how they know who’s sick.

Histone modifications to the DNA of Florida carpenter ants can turn soldiers into foragers.

The consumption of p-coumaric acid, a chemical found in honey and pollen, may help set a female honeybee on its course to becoming a worker instead of a queen.

Scientists describe the genetic changes associated with solitary-to-social transitions throughout bee evolution.

Researchers aim to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which a single genotype gives rise to diverse castes in eusocial organisms.