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 ...

Bumble bees may overpower invasive Argentine ants in one-on-one fights, but those victories come at a hidden cost.

Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that once was common across the Balkans and Turkey—using ants. Reporting in iScience on October 3, the team shows that bacteria, acids, and ...

Ants are many things. Like, they're very strong for their size, and they're intensely social. And, as Ari Daniel reports, they might be sources of architectural inspiration, too, for designing spaces ...

Imagine sprinting barefoot across a searing hot parking lot in midsummer. The ground blazes. The light dazzles and blinds ...

Humans might benefit from Dr Frank’s research. He has found a trove of 70 compounds, including 20 proteins, with ...

Fire ants are spreading across southern counties, bringing sharper health risks, farm damage, and tougher choices on control today ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

An almost overlooked fossil discovered in a Brazilian museum collection has revealed the oldest ant specimen known to science, according to new research. The prehistoric ant lived among dinosaurs 113 ...

Team tactics Weaver ant colonies use shared memory to sniff out rivals, similar to sports fans recognising each other by their team colours. And like small town rivalries, they're more aggressive to ...