The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when ...

In the depths of tropical forests, a little-known species of ant uses one of the most extreme defense strategies found in ...

My cognitive decline, since I smashed my face open, has helped me to slow down and helped me to have a more restful finish to ...

Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin interacting with modern mutualistic ants until roughly 38 million years ...

When a group member becomes ill, they risk being excluded or attacked by the group. For this reason, group animals often hide their illnesses. However, when ant pupae become infected with a pathogen ...

A TBI, or traumatic brain injury, can be caused by a blow or jolt to the head or body, the Mayo Clinic explains. Falls, hard hits to the head, and car crashes are common causes, according to the ...

Argentine ants compete with bumble bees for prized nectar sources. But the bees are fighting back. Find out how.

Invasive tawny crazy ants have been wreaking havoc across the U.S. Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, disrupting ecosystems and causing headaches for homeowners. Now scientists at The University of ...

The battle between ant hosts and their social parasites is strongly influenced by climate. Temperature and humidity shape how the ants behave, communicate, and even evolve – while host and parasite ...

Professor Deborah Gordon recently sent hundreds of ants to the orbiting International Space Station. By studying how the ants adjust their behavior to cope with near-zero gravity conditions, ...

Two new studies show how climate influences behavior, communication, and genome evolution – driving adaptation in a long-running conflict The battle between ant hosts and their social parasites is ...