In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Sheffield have uncovered new insights into the evolution of animal sociality. The study focuses on the evolution of social wasps, which have complex social systems that include division of labour and cooperative behaviour. By studying the genes of two species of social wasps, the researchers discovered that the evolution of sociality was driven by genetic changes that occurred in both species. This suggests that the evolution of complex social systems is a result of both genetic and environmental factors. The study provides new insight into the evolution of animal sociality, and may help to explain the development of more complex social systems in other animals.

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