Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

Did you know that scientists have made an exciting discovery about an ant species native to southern Europe? They recently discovered that Iberian harvester ant queens are able to produce offspring of ...

Experience the captivating world of ants in this mesmerizing time-lapse video, where you will witness ants devouring a banana ...

One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new ...

In the U.S., all commercial brands of yogurt taste really similar because they're made pretty much the same way, using only two industrial bacterial starters. But this wasn't always the case, says ...

Overloaded leafcutter ants develop “blind spots” that slow their movement - showing how nature’s most efficient workers hit sensory limits.

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds. In a new study published ...

“Today’s yogurts are typically made with just two bacterial strains,” microbiologist Leonie Jahn, one of the paper’s authors, ...

Scientists revived a forgotten Balkan recipe where live forest ants and their microbes naturally turn warm milk into yogurt.

In the dense forests of South America and Southeast Asia, a parasite operates with chilling precision. Ophiocordyceps ...

The illegal trade in giant African harvester ants endangers local biodiversity and could spread invasive species in ...

Ice cream, mascarpone and milk-washed cocktails may sound like simple pleasures — but the ones served at a ...