Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. To minimize the risk of infection, the insects ...

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

Voyageurs National Park stretches along Minnesota’s northern border in a patchwork of lakes, forest, rocky peninsulas, and ...

They are among the smallest ants in the world and are still rare in Germany. But if you find them in your kitchen, bathroom, or pantry, you should act quickly. Unlike other ant species, Pharaoh ants ...

A six-belted clearwing - a type of moth that mimics a wasp to evade predators - has become the 10,000th species recorded at ...

Hawaiʻi Island was ground zero for invasive species like the little fire ant and coquí frog. Now, officials and community ...

The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks.

Gardeners often find Brahminy blind snakes, tiny creatures mistaken for worms. These snakes are harmless and beneficial. They ...

Conservation scientists warn of invasive alien species destroying biodiversity, posing a dilemma for researchers in India.

Four live red wood ants were then collected from a local colony and added to the milk. The authors secured the milk with ...

Back in Denmark, the team added four live ants to a jar of warm, raw milk, placing a cheesecloth on top. Then the jar was ...

October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaiʻi and a multi-agency effort encourages residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help detect and control the spread of invasive little fire ...