Climate shapes how ants and parasite interact, fight, and evolve as temperature and humidity drive behavior and genetic ...

Queen ants live far longer than genetically identical workers. Researchers are learning what their longevity secrets could mean for aging in other species. Animals that produce many offspring tend to ...

Has a crucial component to the development of human medicine been hiding under our feet? Auburn University Assistant ...

STORY: Four ant smugglers will be sentenced after pleading guilty to charges of illegal possession and trafficking of live wildlife. The group called themselves the “ant gang”, according to prosecutor ...

If you’ve ever seen the damage carpenter ants can do, you understand why it’s so important to control them. My housemate used to see them regularly emerge from the wood slat ceiling of her bedroom ...

Even the earliest ants may have been social butterflies. Ants fossilized in 100-million-year-old amber have sensory equipment that suggests they had complex social lives similar to their modern-day ...

It is the oldest example of an ant infected by a fungal parasite ever found. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

Add repairman to the skills of ants. The super-strength and communicative power of ants are well documented. Ants can lift more than 100 times their body weight and correspond through pheromones and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The perpetrator of what is probably the world's tiniest diamond heist was an ant, and its daring ...

Humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy the sweet taste of sugar. Many people head into their kitchens only to be greeted by a swarm of sugar ants taking over a sweet treat or sticky spill on the ...