Ants are among the most physically fragile insects on the planet, yet they dominate almost every land habitat and outweigh ...

The rapid diversification of ants has “led to their role as ecological engineers” that can work in habitats across the world, ...

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? As silly as it sounds, the question captures a real ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

Two new studies show how climate influences behavior, communication, and genome evolution—driving adaptation in a ...

Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

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

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

It grows quickly and depends on adult worker ants to feed it. These workers decide how much and what kind of food the larva ...

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

Isabella Muratore at the New Jersey Institute of Technology says studying army ants comes with certain occupational hazards. ISABELLA MURATORE: They're very aggressive. They have venom, so they will ...