A groundbreaking study has uncovered that ants actively modify their nest networks to combat the spread of diseases within ...

Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species. A team ...

A new exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn., gives visitors a whiff, from “chocolate-y” to stinky blue cheese.

Ants make a series of clever architectural adjustments to their nests to prevent the spread of disease, University of Bristol ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, we had to completely reorganize our spaces to avoid close contact. Transparent barriers ...

Scientists don't know why the ant is covered in doorknob-like lumps. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Every queen needs a crown.

In one species of ants, workers duel to establish new leadership after the death of their queen. While these sparring matches stretch for more than a month, changes in behavior and gene expression in ...

If you thought humans were the only species with undertakers, guess again. Ants, bees, and termites all tend to their dead, either by removing them from the colony or burying them. Since these social ...

Ants build mounds in all shapes and sizes. Beneath those piles of dirt, ants are building their underground homes. That’s what I my friend Rob Clark, an entomologist who studies bugs on plants. His ...