Though paper wasps have brains less than a millionth the size of humans', they have evolved specialized face-learning abilities analogous to the system used by humans, according to a University of ...

Everybody loves bees, but their cousins the wasps often provoke a far less friendly reaction. The much-maligned insects often inspire fear, disgust or even the "kill it with fire" response. The ...

Wasps and humans don’t have much in common, but a University study published yesterday in the journal Science ties them together in an unexpected biological way. The study, authored by Rackham student ...

For most of us humans (and other species), the ability to recognize faces comes so naturally that we don’t even think about it. However, many other animals lack the ability to distinguish between ...