Deep inside an ant nest, some of the youngest members are primed to die for the group. When infection strikes, these baby ...

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Survival in the wild isn’t just about strength or speed. Some animals rely on methods that are so unexpected that they seem almost unreal. Instead of defending themselves with teeth, claws, or venom, ...

This review covers the multiplayer mode of Empire of the Ants. For the campaign, read the single-player campaign review. In short: It's very bad! Empire of the Ants is striking to look at. For a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — TJ Greaney’s Smithville property used to look a lot different. The founder of outdoor ministry Kids Outdoor Zone said about three years ago he noticed tiny ants all over his property. ...

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 ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

Giuseppe Battaglia walks in his beautiful garden on the outskirts of Avola, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. He is wearing long socks and sneakers, despite the September sun and 30-degree-Celsius ...

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Researchers discovered that Mediterranean ants are having babies that belong to a different species. Researchers observed queens of the Mediterranean harvester ant species Messor ibericus, left, ...

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 ...