Ants are silently destroying your lawn—here’s how to stop them.

For ants, the ability to instantly distinguish nestmates from outsiders who might hijack the colony is crucial. Now, a new ...

Are fire ant mounds popping up in your yard, garden or pasture? As temperatures rise, so does fire ant activity. The good ...

Ants can be problematic in your yard or garden, but if you're not willing to harm them yourself, you can try this trick to ...

Humans are not the only animals to have a dedicated health care system. Some super-organized ant species not only recognize ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

In colonies of certain social insects, such as ants, individuals are specialized for particular jobs. For instance, different ants can be responsible for foraging, brood care, nest maintenance, waste ...

A colony of leafcutter ants is home to more than just one species. Each year, studies reveal new layers of complexity in ...

An ant colony that survived for years in post-soviet nuclear weapon bunker by turning to cannibalism, has been assisted to freedom. Researchers have successfully evacuated a wood ant colony, of the ...