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Nature  ·  8 July 2026  ·  From issue 05

Two hunger related brain signals control whether ants care for baby ants or go find food instead.

Alexander Paul, Tomas Kay et al., Ancient feeding-related neuropeptides regulate alloparenting in ants, Nature.

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