As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ...

Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

Clarifying whether cars can explode the way movies portray and the real science of gasoline combustion. Donald Trump issues funding threat to Smithsonian 3 police officers shot 'without warning' while ...

Antibiotic resistance is rising, but a surprising ally may be walking just under our feet. A team led by Auburn University entomologist Clint Penick has shown that common ants deploy sophisticated ...

An ant’s life cycle starts as a tiny egg. It hatches into a larva which is like a small worm without eyes or legs. It grows quickly and depends on adult worker ants to feed it. These workers decide ...