Why Cavities Are So Sensitive to the Cold

Published: May 31, 2021, 7 a.m.

Learn about why cavities are so cold-sensitive; an ant that shrinks its brain; and why swimming makes you extra hungry.

Here's why dental cavities are so sensitive to cold by Cameron Duke

There\u2019s an ant that shrinks its brain to try to become the queen by Cameron Duke

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  • Penick, C. A., Ghaninia, M., Haight, K. L., Opachaloemphan, C., Yan, H., Reinberg, D., & Liebig, J. (2021). Reversible plasticity in brain size, behaviour and physiology characterizes caste transitions in a socially flexible ant ( Harpegnathos saltator ). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1948). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0141
  • Urbani, C. B., Boyan, G. S., Blarer, A., Billen, J., & Musthak Ali, T. M. (1994). A novel mechanism for jumping in the indian antHarpegnathos saltator (Jerdon) (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Experientia, 50(S1), 63\u201371. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01992052

Swimming Really Does Make You Hungrier Than Other Forms of Exercise by Ashley Hamer

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