foraging

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We are told more than a dozen times, in nearly identical language, that the transitions from foraging to farming, and from farming to civilization, were “not inevitable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It also recorded bumblebee visits to investigate the impacts of heatwaves on foraging behaviour.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

They monitored the behavior of bats at foraging routes around the bridges and compared it with routes without a crossing.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

For ants exposed to 25 ppm of caffeine, foraging time decreased by 28 percent with each visit.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Why would a foraging society build such structures?

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari